This does seem to be a community that strongly supports the arts... and apparently has enough well-endowed patrons to keep it up....
Interesting for a largely passe city (no fault
of its own, of course), although someone I know from
the area claims that Syracuse is even more gone-by
these days.
Syracuse is indeed... they've lost their orchestra already, and some
others of their arts community have gone under.... They do have good
colleges still, though....
Colleges often don't sustain decent orchestras
any more.
and supply that strong endowment to more than just the RPO.... I keep being amazed at the successful pledge drives for WXXI in all its permutations despite the seemingly over-the-top goals they set....
How OTT can a radio station's requests be?
The radio side of things is regularly reaching for 200,000 and up for
each of their 3 major pledge drives... No idea what the TV side of
things is reaching for in their drives.... Granted, the radio side is
now 2 FM stations, no, 3 FM stations, and at least one AM station, plus Reachout Radio (service for the blind and visually impaired, to read
papers, ads, etc to them over a special radio).... I remember when
50,000 was a stretch for the drives, now they might do that in a day...
Do bear in mind that life in general costs more
than it used to. Two C-notes isn't that much of
a stretch any more. A handful of donors looking
for big deductions, and there you are.
LA, whereupon New York tanked, so she's been
hired back to re-prop-up that orchestra).
Apparently she has some gift in that department....
It's peculiar, and she's the only arts
executive I know of possessed of that Midas
touch.
Does NY appreciate her touch better the second time around...?
I don't know the circumstance behind her leaving
but was given to understand that LA paid her a
real corporation CEO salary, and New York had to
come up with a big payday to get her back.
Let's see. Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, New York,
Philly for sure being the 5, but there are probably
20 whose local boosters try to claim the next few
spots - sort of like football, but maybe a touch
more civilized. LA for sure, but that's like the
only real for sure. Atlanta, Minnesota, St. Paul Chamber,
National, Detroit, St. Louis, Houston, Dallas, San Fran,
Seattle, maybe Baltimore and Pittsburgh, and yes, your
beloved Rochester. There are probably a few other
candidates which I've forgotten. At some point it's
a senseless exercise anyway - the quality of
performance of a less regarded group may exceed that of
a big 5, given additional rehearsal (the famous
orchestras work on insufficient rehearsal).
That's rather what I was thinking... both the ambiguity of the list, and
the blurred edges of performance quality.... :)
I've heard some pretty fine performances by
less than stellar groups. Patient coaching and
lots of rehearsal can go a long way but is
economically unfeasible for upper-grade
professional groups.
I grew up with the Philly one, broadcasts on the station here have been NYPhil, Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, San Fran, LA, Pittsbugh, in
Ah, yes, Milwaukee.
That's the one that was on tonight... ;)
What was the program, and how did they do?
season rotations, along with 2-3 times through broadcasting the RPO season.... Symphony Cast on Friday nights highlights a much wider range
of orchestras, including Minnesota, StPaul, Houston, Seattle, Baltimore and others, including some of the ones we get the season broadcasts
of...
One wonders how much outlay there is for these, in
fact how much cash flows in any direction.
The RPO is, I think, a service between the RPO and WXXI, with the
musicians donating their performance... But for the others, we are
always reminded during pledge drives that the braodcasts are
expensive.... dunno how much gets back to the particular orchestra...
I presume that the musicians' union got a good
talking-to at some point regarding outreach and
finances and such.
I couldn't read my music for the concert on Sunday.
Not good... what did you do....? learn it by rote....?
Memorized it as best as possible by sticking
the notes in my face at a distance of a few
inches. It was an imperfect learning experience
and an imperfect performance.
Did you have a starring or a supporting role...?
The former.
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Title: Mandarine Rice
Categories: Australian, Rice/grains
Yield: 4 servings
Stephen Ceideburg 2 Mandarines, zest and
juice
200 ml Raw rice 40 g Slivered almonds
550 ml Water 100 g Sugar
1 Carrot 1/2 ts Saffron threads
2 tb Olive oill 1 tb Sultanas
This celebratory rice dish is a little fiddly to make the first time, so
save it for a weekend when you feel like cooking. Its sweetness marries
very well with savoury foods, from the Middle Eastern braised lamb dishes
for which it was devised to Indian curries and South-East Asian coconut
curries.
Wash 200 mL rice in several changes of water until the water runs clear.
Then soak the rice in 550 mL water for about an hour. Drain in a sieve.
Cut 1 carrot into fine diagonal slices, then julienne the slices. In a
large pot which can go from stove top to oven, heat 2 tablespoons of
olive
oil and cook the carrots, stirring, until they are golden, then remove
from
the oil (reserving the oil in the pot) and drain.
In a saucepan, make a syrup. Zest 2 mandarines then juice them and make
the
juice up to 150 mL with water. Add both zest and liquid to the saucepan,
together with 40 g slivered almonds, 100g sugar and half a teaspoon of
saffron threads. Bring to the boil and cook gently for about half an
hour,
stirring often, then add carrots and a tablespoon of sultanas and cook,
stirring, for a few minutes more. The syrup should be quite thick but not
burnt. Remove from the heat.
In the carrot pot, reheat the oil and stir in the drained rice until it
is
transparent. Add 230 mL boiling water and stir gently over a low heat
till
the water has almost gone. Cover the rice with the syrup, put on the lid
and bake in a 160-170 degree C oven for half an hour. Uncover, stir to
mix
and serve.
From an article by Meryl Constance in the Sydney Morning Herald, 6/29/93.
Courtesy, Mark Herron.
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