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CARNEGIE HALL+ LAUNCHES ON PRIME VIDEO CHANNELS

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화요일, 11월 7, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Hall is thrilled to announce that Carnegie Hall+, its state-of-the-art performing arts streaming service, is now available on Prime Video Channels in the U.S.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnegie Hall is thrilled to announce that Carnegie Hall+, its state-of-the-art performing arts streaming service, is now available on Prime Video Channels in the U.S.
Carnegie Hall+, Carnegie Hall's performing arts streaming service, is now available on Prime Video Channels in the US.
With this launch, the reach of Carnegie Hall+ is greatly expanded as Prime Video Channels joins the Apple TV app, Spectrum, Verizon Fios, DISH, Sling TV, and Astound in bringing these extraordinary performances by celebrated artists directly into homes in the U.S.
"We are very excited to be amplifying the reach of Carnegie Hall+ and making the channel's remarkable programming available to more and more people across the country," said Clive Gillinson, Carnegie Hall's Executive and Artistic Director.
Eligible customers in the United States who are new to Carnegie Hall+ can sign up for a seven-day free trial and subscribe directly to Carnegie Hall+ on Prime Video Channels.
Launched in December 2021, Carnegie Hall+ was created through a partnership between Carnegie Hall and Unitel, the world's leading classical music audiovisual producer and distributor.

How video games like 'Starfield' are creating a new generation of classical music fans

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화요일, 9월 5, 2023

“Starfield” is one of the most anticipated video games in recent history.

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“Starfield” is one of the most anticipated video games in recent history.
Soundtracks for outer space have appeared in many films – “Star Wars,” “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Interstellar,” to name a few.
As a conductor, musician and educator, I’m excited about games like “Starfield” because they’re drawing people to symphonic music like never before.

Classical music becomes exclusive

During the time of the Renaissance, around the middle 15th to 16th centuries, there was a shift from music as function to music as art and entertainment.
Soon, live vocal and instrumental music became a form of popular entertainment, and people clamored for bigger and better sounds.
A clear divide between popular music and what became known as “classical” music emerged.
Many argue that the classical music world is no longer accessible to most people – it’s seen as too intimidating and too stuffy, with works that are too long and tickets that are too expensive.

From ‘bleeps and bloops’ to symphonic music

In a 2021 interview, video game composer and conductor Eimear Noone said, “More young people listen to orchestral music through their game consoles today than have ever listened to orchestral music in the history of music.” She’s probably right.
There are over 3 billion gamers around the world, and people between the ages of 18 and 25 spend the most time playing video games.
A 2018 poll conducted by the U.K.‘s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra found that more young people are exposed to classical music through video games than through attending live performances.
“Thanks to video games,” Boston Globe music writer A.Z.

Getting the recognition it deserves

Today’s video game music is more interactive and nonlinear than traditional concert hall and film music.
Like “Starfield,” many modern game titles incorporate symphonic music needed to provide the emotional and atmospheric underpinning of the game experience.
In 2023, the Grammys recognized “Best Video Game Soundtrack” as an official category for the first time.
Video game music has come a long way from its first “bleeps and bloops.” Symphonic music will continue to accompany players’ video game journeys, and like “Starfield,” the sky is no longer the limit.

Prom price index shows cost of celebration is getting relatively cheaper – even at a time of high inflation

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목요일, 5월 4, 2023

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Past estimates and surveys put the average cost anywhere from US$600 to $1,000 or more.

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Past estimates and surveys put the average cost anywhere from US$600 to $1,000 or more.
As an economist, I became curious about the cost of proms back in 2014, when my daughter attended the dance.

A centuries-old tradition

Traditions surrounding prom are changing, with newer twists like going without a date or wearing nontraditional clothes.
Given the high price of buying dresses, renting tuxedos and even the tickets themselves, articles are full of ideas on how to save money.
Fundamentally, when the prom’s price goes down, more teens can afford to go, and it becomes a more inclusive shared experience.

The prom price index

The consumer price index includes many things teens typically spend money on for the prom.
I created a prom price index from 10 of the consumer price index’s components, including dresses, suits, shoes, photographers and haircuts.
The consumer price index does not specifically cover common prom purchases like limousine rentals, corsages, boutonnières and bouquets but does track “car rentals” and “indoor flowers,” which are pretty close categories that I included in my index.

Prom is getting relatively cheaper

Averaging these 10 categories shows that the cost of prom isn’t keeping up with overall inflation – good news for today’s teens.
My prom price index climbed about 11% in March 2023 – the latest data available – from two years earlier, which is around the time when inflation began to surge.
Even the cost of one of the most expensive items needed for the prom, women’s dresses, has dropped 12%.