"As of now, we're moving our recommended news links to the Open Calls board, so that the site is easier to navigate.  (One less forum to follow!) 

We'll add one post each Saturday or Sunday that rounds up the latest ICYMI collection, and we may post occasional articles separately if they're time-sensitive.  Members may feel free to share articles that they feel are crucial here, too.  Here's this week's batch:

Does longer poetry have special pertinence now (and how about the art song and opera that put that poetry to work)?
"The long poem is just right for our confounding, fractured age"
Psyche -- 11/23/22
https://psyche.co/ideas/the-long-poem-is-just-right-for-our-confounding-fractured-age

Those soup-throwing, hand-glueing climate activists are coming for classical music:
"Climate activists target Elbphilharmonie"
DW.com -- 11/24/22
https://www.dw.com/en/climate-activists-target-elbphilharmonie/a-63871012

"Behind the Music of ‘Tár’ and ‘Aftersun’: Music Supervisor Lucy Bright on Cate Blanchett, the Classical World and the Majesty of ’Under Pressure’" Variety -- 11/27/22
https://variety.com/2022/artisans/news/tar-aftersun-music-supervisor-lucy-bright-classical-score-songs-cate-blanchett-1235442739/

"The Voice of Black Opera Announces Five Finalists"
OperaWire -- 11/29/22
https://operawire.com/the-voice-of-black-opera-announces-five-finalists/

"On All Classical’s “Noteworthy,” Lynnsay Maynard Reveals Hidden Links Between Books and Music"
Willamette Week -- 11/29/22
https://www.wweek.com/music/2022/11/29/on-all-classicals-noteworthy-lynnsay-maynard-reveals-hidden-links-between-books-and-music/

"New Technology That Replaces Most Musicians In The Theatre Pit" ArtsJournal -- 11/29/22
https://www.artsjournal.com/2022/11/new-technology-that-replaces-most-musicians-in-the-theatre-pit.html

"Where did all the key changes go?"
NPR -- 11/30/22
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/30/1139707179/where-did-all-the-key-changes-go

"“Feel Free To Clap”: 2.8 Million People Have Attended These Rule-Smashing Classical Concerts Globally"
Restrictive pricing, stuffy venues and no clapping between movements – there are a lot of barriers to enjoying classical music in its most traditional forms. Covering artists like Taylor Swift and Radiohead, Candlelight concerts throw all this out the window. After 11,000 events in 90 cities – including five Australian – it’s clear the format is working.
Broadsheet -- 11/30/22
https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/entertainment/article/feel-free-clap-28-million-people-have-attended-these-rule-smashing-classical-concerts-globally

Feasting on Arts Participation Survey Data—But First, Some Appetizers
By Any Measure -- 12/1/22
https://www.artsjournal.com/measure/2022/12/01/feasting-on-arts-participation-survey-data-but-first-some-appetizers/

[A gift guide for the musical kiddos in your life:]
"Children's books about music: 10 of the best" Classical Music from BBC Magazine -- 12/1/22
https://www.classical-music.com/reviews/books/childrens-books-about-music/

"Handel: the original pop star?"
The New European -- 12/1/22
https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/handel-the-original-pop-star/

"Frederick Swann, Master of the Pipe Organ, Is Dead at 91"
He drew the best from complex instruments at Riverside Church in Manhattan, at countless recitals and on the “Hour of Power” TV show.
New York Times -- 12/2/22
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/arts/music/frederick-swann-dead.html

"Why classical music is important to dogs"
The Music Universe -- 12/2/22
https://themusicuniverse.com/why-classical-music-important-dogs/

"29 years ago he died Frank Zappa: 5 curiosities about one of the best musicians of the twentieth century"MSN from musicversity.it -- 12/3/22
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/29-years-ago-he-died-frank-zappa-5-curiosities-about-one-of-the-best-musicians-of-the-twentieth-century/ss-AA14SOqc?li=BBnb2gh

"Opera Santa Barbara Adds Production to 2023 Season" OperaWire -- 12/4/22
https://operawire.com/opera-santa-barbara-adds-production-to-2023-season/

"Sasha Cooke & John Churchwell Named Co-Directors of Lehrer Vocal Institute"
OperaWire -- 12/4/22
https://operawire.com/sasha-cooke-john-churchwell-named-co-directors-of-lehrer-vocal-institute/