Nov/Dec 2008
In this issue

Cover story

LA Story

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by Josef Woodard

Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless former Juilliard student, is the subject of a new Hollywood movie.

Features

A Tale of Two Cities

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by Scott Cantrell

Manfred Honeck arrives in Pittsburgh. Jaap van Zweden’s first season in Dallas.

Is Movie Music the New Classical?

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by Jack Sullivan
The on-again, off-again relationship between Hollywood and the classical-music world.

Ready to Rumba

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by Jayson Greene
The musicians of Tiempo Libre are conservatory-trained, but they've got orchestral audiences dancing in the aisles.

The Carter Century

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by Frank J. Oteri
As he approaches his 100th birthday this fall, Elliott Carter is still looking ahead to new compositional adventures.

Columns

Comment

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by Rebecca Winzenried

American newspapers are eliminating classical-music critics at an ever-quickening pace. So what’s next?

Critical Questions

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by Jesse Rosen

For orchestras, artistic excellence is vital, but we also need to look beyond it.

Prelude

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by Robert Sandla

The Score

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Orchestra news, moves, and events

Departments

Coda

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Peter Oundjian and Eric Idle's "family" oratorio, Not the Messiah

Guide to Symphony Pops Advertisers

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Advertiser Index

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League Annual Fund

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