Maryland Public Television (MPT) aired an all-Gershwin concert tonight. An American in Paris, the Cuban Overture, and Rhapsody in Blue were all performed by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, under the conducting of Giancarlo Guerrero. The performances, in my opinion, were average, but, still, it was nice to see a classical music performance on cable TV.
It is unfortunate that there are so few cable television stations dedicated to the fine arts. I have noticed that public networks, particularly not-for-profit ones such as MPT, are more likely than others to air fine arts programs, evidently because such broadcasting is not very profitable.
Hopefully, the Internet will not end up like cable television. There are already a good number of classical music radio stations available on the Internet, and I have high hopes for Internet television.
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