FITS AND BURSTS | The Effect of Scheduled Start Times on Concert Attendance

By Michael Vincent on March 31, 2015

Concert start times can be divided into two primary groups: The 7:30 and the 8:00 p.m. Besides the supreme importance of curating world-class artists and engaging programs, arts presenters must also invariably decide upon the start time of each show...

FITS AND BURSTS | A Musician’s Pockets

By Michael Vincent on March 9, 2015

An analysis of the contents of a musician’s pockets...

FITS & BURSTS | Why Messiah - Forever and Ever?

By Michael Vincent on December 15, 2014

At any given time during the holiday season, hundreds of choirs will amass in churches and various concert halls across the world, to perform Handel’s Messiah . With the exception of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, no other choral work has been so fixed into western musical culture. In fact for many, the tradition of going to a performance of the Messiah is as dear as beautifying the Christmas tree in the family living room. But why?

FITS AND BURSTS | Slavoj Žižek answers: Stravinsky or Schoenberg?

By Michael Vincent on October 10, 2014

FITS & BURSTS | The Isabel: The Perilous Life of a Newborn Concert Hall

By Michael Vincent on September 15, 2014

FITS & BURSTS | Paul Hindemith, the Doodler

By Michael Vincent on September 3, 2014

FITS & BURSTS | The Brass Blat!

By Michael Vincent on August 18, 2014