Title: No Vivaldi in the garage : a requiem for classical music in North America /
Authors: Morgenstern, Sheldon.
Publisher: Northeastern University Press,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Morgenstern, Sheldon.; Conductors (Music) United States Biography; Music Social aspects North America.
Abstract: "For nearly forty years, Sheldon Morgenstern has passionately devoted his life's work to classical music in a highly successful career as musician, symphony orchestra conductor, teacher, and director of a major music festival. In this intriguing memoir, he weaves together the engaging story of his own experiences with forthright and harsh commentary on the people and institutions responsible for the rapidly deteriorating state of the performing arts in the United States and Canada." "In a work rich with colorful anecdotes about family, friends, and colleagues, Morgenstern reflects on his childhood in Cleveland, Ohio, summers at the Brevard Music Festival, studies under Ernst von Dohnanyi at Florida State University, and years at Northwestern University.^
Contents: First notes -- Tooting my horn -- Eastern music festival : The dream -- It's the baton, stupid! -- Local boy makes good -- Too much money, power, and pride -- But the beat goes on -- Board games -- What a conductor does -- The real job : music director -- The pressure cooker -- All aboard! -- Players out of tune -- Where did all the melodies go? -- The superstar ripoff -- Movers, fakers, and funders -- What's next? -- Questiomnaire -- Letter to Bill Clinton.