Talkin’ ’Bout i(Pod) Generation

"The iPod (and, by extension, iTunes) not only revolutionized the world’s listening habits early in the last decade, expanding the sheer variety of music people listen to; it also changed the manner in which people think of and hear music. It’s true that not everyone has an iPod (or an iPhone or an MP3 player of some sort), but virtually everyone understands its significance. The device holds music that fits in your pocket, offering you an easy way to listen to vastly different things, even a way to juxtapose and to mash-up music or sounds that would normally seem as far apart as a Formula One racecar and a pony."

For the full story, please see San Francisco Classical Voice.

Meet the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011

"Your votes are in. The professionals have had their say. And now, 101 people from more than 30 countries around the world are heading to Sydney Opera House to perform together in March as the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011."

For the full article, please see the YouTube blog.

How Mozart got his groove back

"Mozart: the image on a million Salzburg chocolates, the music at the end of a million call centre phones. One of Time magazine’s top 10 cultural figures of the millennium, Mozart probably has more CDs in the catalogue than any other classical composer, and from today is about to fill the airwaves as Radio 3 launches its complete broadcast of every note he wrote in his short life."

For the full story, please see the Telegraph.

KWJZ's smooth jazz format meets abrupt end

"Seattle fans of smooth jazz were confused last week when they dialed their favorite radio station, KWJZ 98.9 FM, and heard Dave Matthews and the Kings of Leon. At 3 p.m. Dec. 27, the station changed its format to modern adult contemporary. The station does not yet have new call letters but for now is being called The New Click 98.9 FM."

For the full story, please see the Seattle Times.

Milk Duds And Dudamel: The L.A. Philharmonic Hits The Multiplexes

"Sunday, Jan. 9, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and its crowd-pleasing conductor Gustavo Dudamel, will be coming to a movie theater near you."

For the full story, please see NPR.org.

Hip-Hop and Copyright Law in the Classroom

For the full story, see The Chronicle of Higher Education.

A real-life 'Mr. Holland's Opus' for Barry University

"As the sounds of La Pampeana No. 1, Rhapsody for Violin and Piano wafted through the sanctuary at Brickell's First Presbyterian Church Thursday afternoon, many an eye moistened and lip quivered.

They were there to celebrate the life of college professor and classical music master Thomas D. Moore.

``The reality is,'' said Moore, ``that I will be dead in a matter of days.''

For the full story, please see the Palm Beach Post.