OK, this has nothing at all to do with graphic arts, but let's take a moment to be grateful that something wonderful has happened to start the new year off:
"VANCOUVER — A new year, a new decade, a new business plan, and a new name. But for many observers of the Vancouver music scene, our new National Broadcast Orchestra will forever be connected with the late CBC Radio Orchestra.
The good news is that the NBO begins its life as a free-standing orchestra for a new era Friday, at the Chan Centre, with a benefit inaugural concert featuring classic and contemporary repertoire. (Watch a video of the orchestra at work here.)
But its struggle for a place in our national music scene is a heroic one, and the circumstances of its birth tumultuous."......."When CBC officials visited Vancouver last month, "We asked why the corporation chose to spend just under $4 million on advertising in the Globe and Mail, on Toronto bus and subway panels, and on roadside signage in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. The Radio Orchestra could have continued for eight years with that money! [CBC President Hubert] Lacroix said the $4 million showed that CBC was 'where it was at' in Canada, and attracted attention in a busy marketplace. Somebody said, 'But we want to know your priorities!' So . . . next question?"
Well, I'm always happy to see money spent on signage, but this time it's nice to see the money going to the arts instead.
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