What.CD is shutting down

Re:What.CD is shutting down by wallace_f on Friday November 18, 2016 @12:16AM (#12984544)

Yea exactly. I was thinking if a charity or organization was able to put up the money to make it happen (not just musicians pay, but facilities fees, supporting staff, etc), any extra earned through entry fees would all be donated to charity.

I don't see any reason why, especially young generations, should need monetary privilege to enjoy classical music.

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Re:What.CD is shutting down by Symbiote on Friday November 18, 2016 @02:22AM (#12984995)

There are plenty of tickets to see the London Symphony Orchestra for £10, which is the price of 2-3 beers in London.

The same for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, which is a registered charity.

At least in Europe, the cheapest tickets being around that price is typical.

http://lso.co.uk/whats-on/2016-17-season.html

https://www.lpo.org.uk/

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Re:What.CD is shutting down by wallace_f on Friday November 18, 2016 @03:15AM (#12985193)

I don't live in Europe, but that's a great idea for when the times comes to visit London. Thanks

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Re:What.CD is shutting down by Symbiote on Friday November 18, 2016 @09:50PM (#12991778)

Not just London -- I used those examples because the website is in English and easily recognized.

Sometimes it's a lot cheaper -- I saw an opera in Vienna for 3EUR, and a youth orchestra (presumably a skilled one, given the venue) playing in Paris tomorrow is free!

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Re:What.CD is shutting down by sosuke on Friday November 18, 2016 @12:51AM (#12984654)

Just in case you weren't already aware there was a Kickstarter some years back to release free recordings of classical music. https://musopen.org/

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Re:What.CD is shutting down by wallace_f on Friday November 18, 2016 @03:14AM (#12985187)

I wasn't aware. Interesting!

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