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Prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama Admits First Rapper Jack Derbyshire, AKA Jakaboski, into Program

With the burgeoning awaking of classical music hitting youth around the nation, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, one of the world’s leading music conservatories, has just admitted its first rapper, according to Noisey.The student is Jack Derbyshire, 25, who began rapping around age 14 under the solo moniker Jakaboski and within a collective called Strangelove.“I heard about Guildhall and the Leadership program through a friend,” he said. “I then met the course leaders for a chat and it went from there. The audition was tough. I was insecure about my lack of musical training, but it must have gone all right because I'm here now, right?”After impressing the examiners, Derbyshire was invited to join the Masters in Leadership program, a two-year course which encourages musicians to work with aspiring performers in their local community.
By Jaime Prisco

  • La Scala’s Acclaimed Daniel Barenboim the Latest to Lash Out at Concertgoers

    Acclaimed conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has become the latest in a string of musicians to berate the audience from the stage. Angry at the audience for taking pictures, Barenboim slammed flash-happy fans at La Scala, Milan's prestigious opera house, as "badly educated.”The outburst came during a performance of Franz Schubert’s "D845 Sonata" where Barenboim, who was in his final week at La Scala, warned audiences — and one woman in particular — that he had asked several times for people not to take photographs during his performance and was beginning to lose his temper."Madam, I am trying to give you my best, but you have no respect for it! Those who take photographs during concerts are badly educated,” he said. "I have asked at every concert. The first time nicely, but now it's serious.”After a round of applause, the 72-year-old Argentinian conductor and pianist returned to the sonata.Music fans are all too familiar with this behavior with a string of controversial lash-outs coming from musicians.
    By Jaime Prisco

  • Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Teams Up with Golden Lotus Winner Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company for Lunar New Year Celebration, Chinese Music Ensemble of New York to Play

    Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College will continue their 60th anniversary season by partnering with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company for its second annual Lunar New Year Celebration.
    By Jaime Prisco