On the radio I play you recordings by professional musicians, I promote professional concerts and I cheer on the pros who add so much to our cultural life. But here’s a confession: I have a weak spot...
October! GPB’s fall on-air fundraising campaign! Pledge drive! Busy! No time to blog in complete sentences, let alone well-sculpted paragraphs! Rest of life on pause!
Contrast, if you will:
Five...
Sometimes we overlook what’s right under our noses. Do you have any idea how much music-making goes on on Georgia’s campuses? Fall through spring, colleges and universities across the state open...
Sarah Zaslaw - Saturday, September 29, 2012 - 1:17pm
Do you like your music up close and personal? Let's look at what's so great about live chamber music in general, and then let’s talk Georgia chamber music in particular. There’s a lot going on....
Sarah Zaslaw - Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 4:15pm
The music will go on.
Yesterday the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra administration and the musicians’ union announced a new collective bargaining agreement. This means the 2012–13 concert season will...
Sarah Zaslaw - Sunday, September 23, 2012 - 11:59pm
In case you haven’t heard, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is going through a rough patch. The orchestra is on lockout. (Or that’s what the musicians call it. ASO management calls it a work stoppage....
Sarah Zaslaw - Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 9:37am
It's not just football teams that gear up in September. All across Georgia, orchestras are moving from pre-season to season too.
How many orchestras? Well, around 10.
And that's not even counting...
Sarah Zaslaw - Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 9:36am
One thing I love about the back-to-school season is seeing kids with their instrument cases. Especially the newbies. Beginning band and orchestra members may not even be able to produce a sound on...
A few weeks ago, I had a mini crisis of faith.
In a world of urgent needs, I asked myself, could I justify presenting pretty music on the radio for a living? Wasn't there something more pressing I...