Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesJonathan Darlington, Vancouver Opera Music Director
Friday, May 30th, 2008Hubert T Lacroix, President an C.E.O., C.B.C.
Dear Mr. Lacroix,
It is with great sadness and not a little anger and frustration that I’ve heard of the decision to disband the C.B.C. orchestra. It is a stroke of cultural barbarism to wipe away many years of artistic endeavor in the twinkling of an eye. Congratulations: the present […]
A View from Yellowknife
Thursday, May 29th, 2008CBC in northern Canada is a lifeline of communication. Nowhere else in Canada are the CBC cutbacks recently made felt so deeply because for most communities, CBC is the only station that offers a national cultural perspective on who we are, what we are doing and where we are going.
To change the format, as […]
May 24 Toronto Rally — An Attendee’s Overview
Thursday, May 29th, 2008[DISCLAIMER: If you see a name incorrectly spelled, please contact standonguardforcbc [at] earsay [dot] com]
The Toronto rally beside the CBC Broadcast Centre was an important reminder of who we are and what we’re fighting for. The speakers — over 35 of them — represented several generations, all career stages, and widely varied aspects of “classical” […]
Eric Ball Letter to the Editor
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008in May 28 edition of the Vancouver Courier
CBC RADIO IS KILLING CLASSICAL MUSIC
Re: “Out of tune,” May 23.
In her otherwise even-handed and most welcome article about the cancelling of the CBC Radio Orchestra and the widespread opposition it has provoked, Susan Hollis repeats as if accurate the CBC executives’ spin on their decision. “Instead of […]
Measha Brueggergosman, May 24th speech
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008“It’s called the CANADIAN Broadcasting Corporation. They are the sole media
representative for Canadian culture TO CANADIANS. They’re the last
organization I would have expected to sell out. But instead of creating
innovative programming to bring in NEW audiences for classical music and
giving airtime to NON-pop musicians WITHOUT huge record labels or massive PR
budgets to […]
Larry Beckwith speech
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008“Music, the greatest good that mortals know, and all of heaven we have below”
I stand here today as a professional musician and loyal CBC Radio 2 listener, with 4 decades worth of special memories of musical events across the country at which CBC Radio was at the centre…..I stand here as a concerned citizen, as […]
Bob Missen, Simcoe Reformer
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008STANDING ON GUARD FOR CBC
by Bob Missen, Simcoe Reformer, May 28, 2008
Last weekend was one of the most glorious I have ever seen. It was a weekend to work in the garden, to meet with friends and family, to revel in the grandeur of all of God’s creation. Fortunately I was able to do all […]
Zimfira Poloz, conductor of Hamilton Children’s Choir (CBC prize winners)
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
I feel it important and high responsibility to speak to you! I am an Artistic Director of High Park Choirs, Hamilton Children’s Choir and I teach at University of Toronto. I came from Kazakhstan ( Soviet Union) where I had special Choirs School and my best choir Koktem was a prize […]
An Athenian CBC speech
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008by Bob Anderson
Speech given May 24, 2008, Toronto rally in front of CBC building
Some of these words are my own, but much of what I am saying today draws on the work of an American visionary, Neil Postman.
SPEECH
I want to tell you about two groups of people who lived many years ago […]
More room on Radio 2 according to Paul Mills of the OCFF - The Ottawa Citizen
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
There has been much controversy lately about the recently announced changes to the CBC Radio 2 program schedule. Naturally, those who enjoy and support classical music are disappointed because the changes mean a reduction in the number of hours dedicated to this music. What they have failed to recognize […]
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