Roger Wright moves to Aldeburgh Music

[cloughie]

So who will they appoint to complete the demolition task?

[Honoured Guest]

So who will they appoint to complete the demolition task?

On the hereditary principle, Clemency Burton-Hill.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

can not have too much of a good thing's what i say

[aeolium]

Nicholas Hytner will be free soon, I think, as he leaves the NT - not someone with a background in classical music though he has directed quite a few operas. I think he would do a lot for drama, for involvement with live performance, having broadcast partnerships with major arts organisations (as Hall seems to want the BBC to do) and he would be opposed to patronising the audience. So almost certainly no chance for him

[MrGongGong]

That's not what Simon used to say about Peter Brotzmann is it

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

a song for Roger

[french frank]

off-topic (sorry) - apparently some sort of Arts announcement coming tomorrow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26706229

"The BBC is to feature more arts stories in programmes like The One Show in a bid to make the subject less elitist."

Or, in other words, to stop marginalising it by placing it in ghettoes away from the popular services.

[Honoured Guest]

So who will they appoint to complete the demolition task?

Serious suggestion (evolution, not demolition): Ruth Mackenzie.

http://press.artscouncil.org.uk/Press-Releases/The-Space-appoints-Cultural-Olympiad-chief-as-interim-Launch-Director-80f.aspx

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

nor me since i never felt Mr Brotzmann was a 'good thing' and that one could very easily have too much of the thing it was [easily under 4' 33"]

on the other hand:

[doversoul1]

Well, ff / SS, you’ve done it. You’ve kicked him out. Well done ().

Seriously, once the vice is removed, the blind opened, and the air let in, I hope everyone (or most people) at Radio3 will remember what they are there for.

[Flosshilde]

Although Scottish Opera's programming was great under her management, she wasn't terribly good at getting the cash to support it.

(replying to Hidden Guest's post about Ruth McKenzie)

[MrGongGong]

or even better

Actually, I think much of the vitriol directed at RW is misplaced.

[Flosshilde]

So who will fill his shoes?

More importantly, will they have the balls (metaphorically) to fill the role of the forum's bette noir?

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

agreed MrGongGong but some of it is not; he screwed jazz, 'live', and put 'chat' on air .... and does any one listen to Free Thinking and find it rewarding?