(April 30th, 2009 — New York, NY) Alanna Heiss, founder and longtime director of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center has established a new project: Art International Radio (AIR), a Web radio station and arts center operating out of the Clocktower Gallery in Lower Manhattan. The non-profit AIR, already streaming from its site at www.ARTonAIR.org, has obtained an agreement from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) to assume residency in the legendary gallery space.
“The City of New York, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and Commissioner Kate D. Levin have assured that this remarkable cultural space will continue to serve the avant garde arts community, and will be heard around the world,” says Heiss. “We are already in discussion with artists, producers, and musicians who are eager to get involved. We are delighted and grateful.”
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Tarik O’Regan’s 2008 recording for the Harmonia Mundi label, Threshold of Night, debuted at #10 in the American Billboard chart and received two GRAMMY nominations (Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance).
The inherent problem with the dissemination of classical music (both contemporary and historical) online is connected with two very basic issues, which, were the industry worth anywhere near its pop and rock siblings in revenue, would have been sorted out by now: duration and dynamic range. Put simply, classical music, on the whole, comes in longer ‘chunks’ during which the music is often quieter and louder (yes, believe it, Led Zeppelin fans) than its more popular counterparts.
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