Alfred Hickling on purchasing moments in time: how about buying a bar of music before a concert, rather than sponsoring a theatre seat?
A sheet of Beethoven's experimental sketches for the Missa Solemnis attracted bids in excess of $400 000 at auction last month. But if 36 bars of Beethovian scribble is beyond reach, you might consider investing in the work of Charlotte Bray, who is selling individual measures of her new work for a tenner.
It makes a peculiar kind of sense - you can buy a bar of soap or a bar of chocolate, so why not a bar of music? The scheme has been conceived by Music-in-the-Round to celebrate the beginning of a residency at CAST, a £22m performing arts centre that opened in Doncaster last year. Usually patrons are invited to sponsor a seat, or have their names engraved on a plaque in the foyer. But Bray's piece enables audiences to purchase their very own moment in time... (Click here to read more)
A sheet of Beethoven's experimental sketches for the Missa Solemnis attracted bids in excess of $400 000 at auction last month. But if 36 bars of Beethovian scribble is beyond reach, you might consider investing in the work of Charlotte Bray, who is selling individual measures of her new work for a tenner.
It makes a peculiar kind of sense - you can buy a bar of soap or a bar of chocolate, so why not a bar of music? The scheme has been conceived by Music-in-the-Round to celebrate the beginning of a residency at CAST, a £22m performing arts centre that opened in Doncaster last year. Usually patrons are invited to sponsor a seat, or have their names engraved on a plaque in the foyer. But Bray's piece enables audiences to purchase their very own moment in time... (Click here to read more)