Pilgrimage to Parnassus asks if WGHB in Boston is fulfilling Aaron Copland's mandate:
WGBH is currently airing self-congratulatory spots, playing clips of an address Aaron Copland gave on its inaugural broadcast. To paraphrase, Copland says that 'GBH should particularly focus on music of our own time and place, to the point that contemporary American music is as well known as that of the classical masters. It's great talk, and I absolutely agree with the sentiment, but it made me consider; does WGBH actually do that?
He also points out the WGBH-run Art of the States site. From Art of the States, a Real streaming version of Aaron Copland's Sextet here although for some reason, I get no audio...
I didn't get the audio either. Bet you also use a Mac. I find it almost impossible to fathom that there are still arts-oriented sites out there that are Mac-hostile, but there are.
Posted by: Hucbald | February 24, 2006 at 11:02 AM
The Copland audio works fine on my iBook; check your preferences and plug-ins. Also, friends at WGBH tell me the place is primarily Mac-based.
Posted by: ligeti42 | February 24, 2006 at 08:05 PM