Is the Decline of Classical Music Precisely What It Needs?

Charlie Albright says new approaches to classical music are the route to its revival. Story highlights Charlie Albright: Classical musical audiences are waning; concerts have become too formal, stiff He says new venues, improvisation, conversation are bringing the fun back Charlie Albright is a classical pianist and recipient of the 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2010 Gilmore Young Artist Award. The opinions expressed in … Continue reading Is the Decline of Classical Music Precisely What It Needs?

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The Importance of Making Creative Arts Part of the Curriculum

A plea from members of the National Association for the Teaching of Drama, and a reminder that artists can often be persuaded to visit schools for nothing Sun 1 Jul 2018 18.01 BSTLast modified on Sun 1 Jul 2018 18.05 BST Pupils warm up before a drama class at a Bournemouth school. Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian Andria Zafirakou and her Artists in Schools project are … Continue reading The Importance of Making Creative Arts Part of the Curriculum

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