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From:  "Elizabeth Finkler" <mightymezzo@h...>
Date:  Tue Jan 28, 2003  9:58 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist] More philistinism in D.C. (grrrrrr)

As far as the local classical station is concerned, we're in the same boat.
In fact, KDFC dropped the Met broadcasts over a year ago-- although I
understand one reason was that the Met management would not allow the
station to time-shift the broadcasts. (They started at 11 am out here on
the Left Coast.) No choral music, aside from a Sunday morning program of
sacred works.

But... the area supports three (count 'em) Gilbert & Sullivan companies;
opera companies large, middle-size and small; half-a-dozen (at least)
symphonic choruses and untold numbers of church/synagogue/ whatever choirs.
We're also blessed with a fair number of non-commercial and college stations
that will break out in classical music on occasion. And Stanford University
is notorious for (among other things) its large number of a-cappella singing
groups.



Elizabeth Finkler
San Jose, California
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>From: patricia.m.smith@j...
>>
>I'm not sure what the deal is with soloists but we have friends in DC
>that tell us it is big into choral music.
>
>We've attended numerous vocal recitals in Chicago &, of course, the big
>names draw big crowds to Orchestra Hall (sorry, CSO marketing, it will
>never be "Symphony Center" to me) but there doesn't seem to be any rhyme
>or reason to attendance for local vocal recitals. A lot seems to depend
>how much the venue (i.e. library or church) pushes the event, whether the
>event is tied in with a fundraising event & how many friends you
>personally invite.
>
>Pat
>
>On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:49:14 -0500 (EST) Karen Mercedes
> > What the f**k is wrong with people in this town? Not only do none of
> > the
> > classical radio stations play vocal music (except for the Met and
> > Lyric
> > Opera broadcasts once a week, and the usual fare at Christmastime),
> > but
> > apparently there's no audience for singers who haven't actually made
> > it to
> > the Met already. (Which probably also explains why all of our local
> > and
> > small regional opera companies have either died, or are dying.)
> >


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22252 Re: More philistinism in D.C. (grrrrrr)lestaylor2003 <LesTaylor@a...>lestaylor2003 Wed  1/29/2003  
22260 Re: More philistinism in D.C. (grrrrrr)Lloyd W. Hansonlwh1 Thu  1/30/2003  
22264 Re: More philistinism in D.C. (grrrrrr)lestaylor2003 <LesTaylor@a...>lestaylor2003 Thu  1/30/2003  
22275 Re: More philistinism in D.C. (grrrrrr)Karen Mercedessingwiththespirit Thu  1/30/2003  
22277 Re: More philistinism in D.C. (grrrrrr)lestaylor2003 <LesTaylor@a...>lestaylor2003 Thu  1/30/2003  
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