01 Dec 2010

Composers' scores a winner for charity

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/tomserviceblog/2010/dec/01/composers-manuscript-donations-sothebys-sale

By Tom Service [Guardian, 1 December 2010]

Jeremy Hunt's calls for more private philanthropy for the arts seem, so far at least, based on a wing and a prayer (his call on Monday that arts organisations should go looking for the rich people in their community was risible). But it would at least find some resonance in an interesting sale at Sotheby's that began today.