Archive - The Podium

February 2024

Classical Music's Diversity Fat Cats

A nonprofit may not be doing much good, but its leading couple is doing very well.

Feb 21 •

August 2023

Southern Orchestra Executive Director Pushing to “Do Away with Blind Auditions”

The 1970s innovation of blind auditions—in which auditioning musicians are heard but not seen—was a monumental step for fair hiring in orchestras.

Aug 11, 2023 •

June 2023

Conflict Resolution at the League

Dear readers: Please accept my continued apologies for putting The Podium on hold during this busy season.

Jun 9, 2023 •

May 2023

Ewelldämmerung

Music theory's woke emperor has no clothes.

May 2, 2023 •

March 2023

Insult without Injury

Representational Sin at the Oscars

Mar 20, 2023 •

Hey folks, I'm bi

Mar 3, 2023 •

February 2023

Don's Weekly Listen

Each generation projects its own musical tastes onto the past.

Feb 24, 2023 •

Don's Weekly Listen: An Eclectic Suite

Happy Thursday!

Feb 9, 2023 •

I Promise I'm not John McWhorter

And Don's Weekly Listen

Feb 2, 2023 •

January 2023

Moving on from Alex Ross

Don's latest in City Journal

Jan 27, 2023 •

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