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Keith Jarrett: Save Your soul. Turn Off Your Gadget

What are the opportunity costs of our digital addiction? Last Sunday, at a Keith Jarrett piano concert in Carnegie Hall, a magical musical moment is ruined by something very ordinary. "When people take whatever they take home with them, it's meaningless," the jazz great later explains, "BUT IT SCREWS WITH US."READ»

Board Members Wanted: Opportunities Available For Wide Range Of Give/Get And Expertise

Today's New York Times reports on the high "price of admission" to serve on some of the most prestigious cultural boards in New York City, with some requiring give/gets (the combination of what a board member contributes and raises) ...READ»

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YouTube Symphony Orchestra: Mason Bates

More from the YouTube Symphony Orchestra; a performance of Mason Bates' Warehouse Medicine from B-Sides.READ»

YouTube Symphony Orchestra: "Flight of the Bumblebee"

A sample of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra's performance of "Flight of the Bumblebee", by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.READ»

Video of YouTube Symphony, Starring Obscura Digital

Google and the YouTube Orchestra got a lot of attention for Wednesday night’s performance at Carnegie Hall, but one of the stealth stars of the evening was the San Francisco-based multi-media design firm Obscura Digital. Check out ...READ»

The Surprising Beauty of the YouTube Symphony

Ever think you'd see YouTube videos in Carnegie Hall? Last night, Google and YouTube presented the premiere of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, a collaborative online effort featuring 96 classical ...READ»