Grab bag: Beethoven Tanglewood reviews and more

Some fairly cogent writing on the relationship between the consumer culture and the falling fortune of classical music.

“For its part, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus sang with impressive heft and clarity, outdoing its fine performance in Friday’s Mass in C.”

“Choristers are so familiar with the piece that, in rehearsal, those who have not sung it before are hauled to their feet and applauded.” — This makes more sense if you know that the reviewer is a chorister herself.

God help us (irony not intended) that we have come to this: we have to explain to kids that science and faith are different things that ask different questions.

The article references a new blog I’ll have to check out: http://freerangekids.wordpress.com/.