Music Blogs
Here's our guide to the wonderful, sometimes wacky world of classical music blogs. You'll find commentary on local, national and international happenings. Jump in and join in! If we’ve missed one of your favorites, send us an email at editor@sfcv.org.
Critics Beyond the Bay
About Last Night (Terry Teachout)
Terry Teachout curates this blog that brings together the musings of arts critics in NYC, Chicago and elsewhere. The postings are eclectic to say the least. Terry writes 95% of them so the focus tends to be on NYC scene. Each of the authors regularly offer their suggestions on where to spend your entertainment dollar in their respective cities. In addition they are not above a little facebook-esque fun to crack each other up.
(4 votes)
Bay Area Voices
About the Composer (Michael Kaulkin)
Composer Michael Kaulkin writes about the process and anything else on his mind.
(2 votes)
National Music Biz & Cultural Issues
Adaptistration (Drew McManus)
Drew McManus writes a very focused column offering advice on managing symphony orchestras
(1 vote)
Musicology and Theory
Amusicology
Musicologists Ryan Banagale and Drew Massey curate this forum on musicology (and the occasional completely off topic subject that they deem worthy).
Opera in General
An Unamplified Voice
The anonymous NYC opera buff provides shares their opera journal. The posts are mostly about the Met, occasionally dipping into other goings on in the world of opera.
Bay Area Voices
aworks (Robert Gable)
Robert Gable primarily covers recordings of contemporary music. He likes to play the DJ, finding interesting recordings and share them with you using various listening links.
New Music/Composers
Boring Like a Drill (Ben Harper)
Billed as an "Authoritative Guide to Culture", London musician Ben Harper fills this blog with his take on art, music culture and the odd VW Bus.
National Music Biz & Cultural Issues
Brian Dickie
What's it like to be the general director of the Chicago Opera Theater? Read Brian Dickie's blog to find out. Brian gives revealing blow by blow accounts of what it takes to mount opera productions in Chicago.
(1 vote)
National Music Biz & Cultural Issues
Butts in Seats (Joe Patti)
An arts manager muses on practical issues of marketing and PR.
(2 votes)
Bay Area Voices
Celeste's Scramblings (Celeste Winant)
This is Celeste's place to writes about concert events around the bay area, with a particular focus on choral works.
(1 vote)
Recent CD Reviews
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Gardiner: Bach Cantatas
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John Wilson Orchestra: Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies
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Gordon Getty: Piano Pieces
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L’Arpeggiata Mediterraneo
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Emanuel Ax: Variations