Classical
David Lang’s ‘the little match girl passion’ to Receive Ravinia Festival Première
Memphis Symphony Orchestra's Martin Luther King Commission, Paul Brantley's 'The Rebirth of the Dream,' to Involve Local Schools
Music and schoolchildren will converge around Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, thanks to an interesting-sounding project in Memphis, the place where King was assassinated in 1968. The Memphis Symphony Orchestra will present a new work called 'The Rebirth of the Dream,' inspired by King's speech, and that work will become a focal point for lessons at elementary schools in the region. Classicalite's Five Best: Fashionable Classical Musicians [POLL]
To suggest that there's anything new in classical musicians jumping into the fashion and lifestyle world is just plain wrong. Ever since the lifestyle marketing era began, classical musicians have occasionally associated themselves with various brands.
