When Pigs Fly

Guardian typo-spotter jonanamary has posted the following (original story here):

As for the Last Night of the Proms, for all my avid Proms attendance over the years, I have never been. I have never wanted to go, either - all those silly hats, claxons and streamers are not my thing; but I do not see the night as just a jingoistic celebration of Britain. It is a party, a communal revel that makes a tremendous amount of people very, very happy. Open it up to other styles - a Bollywood dance number, a garage anthem chased by Jerusalem and The Lard Ascending. Why not?

Why not, indeed! Dear composers, you have a title, now write the piece.

The Lighter Side of Staff Cuts

My New Year's Resolution just got a lot easier to keep.

Best comment is here, from Paul of OperaBlog:

I’m guessing his buyout package consisted of a box of Ring-Dings and bus fare to Hoboken.

Tee hee.

She Did It Again

From Lully and Vivaldi to Rachmaninov and Henze, a Dutch site cataloguing examples of the La Folia ground (with an obsessive fervor worthy of the form) lists a Britney Spears song among them. And look, it's true! Click here for proof.

I'll let somebody ProToolsier than I put together the inevitable Britney Spears/Andrew Manze mashup.

A Special Mother's Day Message

This year, I said it with music!

Line of the Day

Officious, Middle-Aged Man: "Excuse me, I'm looking for a recording of Dvořák's Third World Symphony."

Whoa Wait a Minute!

After all my razzin' yesterday I forgot to remind everybody to go hear Nico's concert at Merkin Hall, this Thursday (May 8) at 8 p.m.

His new material is very, very strong; honestly, I think his forthcoming CD, Mothertongue, stands head and shoulders above his previous effort, and you know how much I liked that one.

Buy tickets here.

You Don't Say

"The music is for me even to this day compositionally instrument remained imagination, and sometimes I use it to automatic acoustic minute, direct Handzucken take on the keys. In the grip, the blow is picturesque energy, also drawing momentum. The direct override those findings with the timbre is absurd involuntary core through. Thus, the piano sound as mine to orchestral sound tower, or it leads me in the sound area, which I nervlich ertaste.” – Wolfgang Rihm

promotional copy from the Qualiton Imports website