Archive for October, 2008
« Previous EntriesCBC seems bent on its self-destruction
Friday, October 31st, 2008The Ottawa Citizen Monday, October 27, 2008 Re: CBC has gone too far by letting reporters go, Oct. 23. I very much agree with Bernard Sigouin’s letter that the CBC may end up in trouble so that the government decide to cease public funding of the CBC. I was saddened, but not surprised, to hear [...]
Most voters support public funding for CBC, poll finds
Friday, October 31st, 2008Group wants Harper to clarify position on ‘commercialization of CBC Radio’ Chris Cobb The Ottawa Citizen Thursday, October 02, 2008 Arts and culture, traditionally invisible topics during Canadian federal election campaigns, bounced back onto the campaign agenda again yesterday, fuelled by ongoing fears that a majority Conservative government would slash funding to cultural programs and [...]
CBC Radio Orchestra to live on with new name and mandate
Thursday, October 30th, 2008ROBERT EVERETT-GREEN October 30, 2008, Globe and Mail [source] The CBC Radio Orchestra’s final concert is less than a month away, and music director Alain Trudel is planning lots of encores – several years’ worth, in fact. Trudel and Montreal businessman Philippe Labelle say the CBC’s 70-year-old Vancouver orchestra will carry on after its official [...]
Elmer Iseler and the CBC
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008A Selection of quotes from Walter Pitman, Elmer Iseler: Choral Visionary, Toronto: Dunburn Press, 2008 by Miriam Mittermaier Walter Pitman’s new biography of Elmer Iseler, founder and conductor of the Festival Signers and the Elmer Iseler singers and long-time conductor of the Mendelssohn Choir, describes not only one musical genius but a rich period of [...]
Peter Milliken: “reduction of classical music on CBC2 is truly unfortunate”
Monday, October 13th, 2008The reduction of classical music on CBC2 is truly unfortunate. I appreciate the effort involved in creating the document entitled “What MPs Can Do” and I sympathise with all those devoted to this endearvour.”
Mice prefer classical
Monday, October 13th, 2008Classical Music Mice [source] • Effects of different kinds of music on mice Suffolk, Va, high school student David Merrell finished first in regional and state science fairs by demonstrating the effects of music on lab mice. After the mice ran through a maze in about 10 minutes, Merrell played classical music to one group [...]
How ‘ordinary working people’ are central to our art
Sunday, October 12th, 2008“You will discover that artists and writers are your friends and your champions and that what they do is not a “niche issue.” And if you do not already, then you will see that they are workers just like you and that what they do is tell your story.”
Is this what 1984 is like?
Saturday, October 11th, 2008Hello, I am 42 years old and have listened to CBC Stereo/ Radio 2 for my entire adult life. I was surprised by the recent changes and have missed all the older programs. There is no longer any reason to keep CBC on my radio “playlist”. I have been forced to a local commercial classical [...]
Canadian artists band together against Harper
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Globe and Mail Update October 4, 2008 at 6:55 PM EDT [source] A star-studded roster of Canadian musicians including K-OS, Sarah Harmer and Hawksley Workman have banded together to produce a song to mobilize Canadians to vote against Stephen Harper. The song, entitled “You Have a Choice,” is sponsored by Avaaz Canada, a democracy advocacy [...]
Listeners share sense of betrayal
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 People of all ages wrote in. Many were young people protesting the
stereotype that CBC aficionados are a bunch of grey-haired retirees. They
considered Radio 2 part of their education. As one well-respected member of
Winnipeg’s musical community put it: “The CBC has set the standard over the
years for artistic excellence in classical music and can take much of the
credit for ‘building a fire in the bellies of gifted musicians’ to study and
practise hard … Someday, maybe they would perform on the CBC! …
Extraordinary work doesn’t just happen; a good musician needs something to
aspire to!”