To my great astonishment, last week I have read the news that Canada's CBC Radio Orchestra is to be dismantled by November. Not reduced, no; definitively abolished. After worldwide featuring the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (Ohio, USA), which has already raised much international eyebrow frowning, this news however, especially from Canada took me indeed by surprise.
I came across an article by Christopher Butterfield in the Times Colonist, from which I would like to quote two - in my view - very appropriate statements. Giving a brief analysis for the situation, he argues that the trend of cutting or dismantling orchestras is based on misleading grownds. His usual message to students is - and I quote - that they (we all) "live in a society that does not require art to have commercial value in order to be of value". Furthermore, he prophetically warns that the long-term damage will have (perhaps even irreversible) impact on local culture itself, referring to the song: "You don't miss your water 'til your well runs dry". That is, of course, if it is really your intention to stop drinking water, then go ahead.
Talking about commercial value, though (or considering something having a commercial value): Why is it, that most countries have locally perhaps only one classical radio channel, but a dozens of very similar commercial stations - broadcasting the similar songs? Seems that it's commercially more interesting to produce another radio-clone... Just to think about.
MS
I came across an article by Christopher Butterfield in the Times Colonist, from which I would like to quote two - in my view - very appropriate statements. Giving a brief analysis for the situation, he argues that the trend of cutting or dismantling orchestras is based on misleading grownds. His usual message to students is - and I quote - that they (we all) "live in a society that does not require art to have commercial value in order to be of value". Furthermore, he prophetically warns that the long-term damage will have (perhaps even irreversible) impact on local culture itself, referring to the song: "You don't miss your water 'til your well runs dry". That is, of course, if it is really your intention to stop drinking water, then go ahead.
Talking about commercial value, though (or considering something having a commercial value): Why is it, that most countries have locally perhaps only one classical radio channel, but a dozens of very similar commercial stations - broadcasting the similar songs? Seems that it's commercially more interesting to produce another radio-clone... Just to think about.
MS
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