Mark Gresham | 2 AUG 2021
I’m writing from Buford, Georgia on Friday afternoon, in order for this article to post automatically on Monday morning. This is because my brother and I are headed for Highlands, North Carolina for two concerts at the Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival. One is in Cashiers on Saturday evening and the other on Sunday evening in Highlands.
It’s a matter of logistics during travel, where I will not have much ongoing access to internet. Most likely I will still be asleep when it goes live at 6am Monday. I will head back to Atlanta later that morning.
There are of course the artificial intelligence bots that visit the EarRelevant website early, but you might be surprised that a number of real people read it before 9am ET as well. Normally the links for our 6am posts wind up on social media between 7am and 9am. Sometimes, however, that is taken care of later. After all, not every story posts at 6am. Readership is well spread throughout the day but there are spikes in views that do not follow well-worn patterns. For me as a publisher, it’s a learning experience every day.
Part of that experience is watching the flow, much like sitting by a river and watching its changes, as well as that of the weather. The flow of numbers is interesting, if that’s one of your things.
Most of that is in-house business data, not for public consumption. But I would like to share one thing with you here: Our “top 20” stories from January through June, the first six months of 2021. I’ll just give you the list of the headlines with links to our “most read” posts in descending order. Have a look:
EarRelevant’s “Top 20” stories, first half of 2021
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra announces 2021/22 season, return to live concerts in Symphony Hall · Mark Gresham | 6 MAY 2021
- Robert Spano appointed music director of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra · EarRelevant Staff | 10 FEB 2021
- Review: Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes plays Beethoven, Dvořák and Grieg at Troldhaugen · Giorgio Koukl | 23 FEB 2021
- Review: ASO truncates program, but Bruch is blissful · Melinda Bargreen | 29 JAN 2021
- The Atlanta Opera springs forward with two original opera adaptations, three concerts in the works for late April, early May · Mark Gresham | 24 FEB 2021
- CD Review: Adam Marks plays seductively powerful piano music of Alex Shapiro · Giorgio Koukl | 13 MAY 2021
- Review: Julie Coucheron makes ASO debut with Mendelssohn concerto, Oundjian conducts · Mark Gresham | 14 MAY 2021
- Review: Alan Morrison plays Schweitzer Memorial Organ, three American composers plus Duruflé · Mark Gresham | 16 FEB 2021
- Alexander Wasserman displays musical intelligence in all-Chopin mini-recital · Giorgio Koukl | 18 MAR 2021
- Review: David Finckel and Wu Han perform sonatas of Saint-Saens, Franck · Melinda Bargreen | 08 FEB 2021
- Audio Q&A: Victoria Bond discusses Presidential inspirations for her new “Soul of a Nation” album · John Lemley | 15 FEB 2021
- Review: Puppets and people populate The Atlanta Opera’s production of The Threepenny Opera · Mark Gresham | 26 APR 2021
- Joshua Bell: The story behind my Gibson ex-Huberman Stradivarius violin · Joshua Bell | 13 SEP 2019
- Review: Pianist Kenny Broberg displays flawless technique and elegant touch in virtual Spivey Hall debut · Giorgio Koukl | 25 JAN 2021
- Review: Atlanta Symphony mixes classic, contemporary, and an early 20th century take on a 16th century tune · Mark Gresham | 15 JAN 2021
- Review: Concert for Unity delivers a powerful, focused program celebrating African-American artists · Mark Gresham | 11 MAY 2021
- CD Review: Rudolf Firkušný, the Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection (Sony Classical) · Giorgio Koukl | 12 FEB 2020
- Review: An astonishing show of musical joy and skillfulness from Camille Thomas and Julien Brocal · Giorgio Koukl | 12 APR 2021
- Earpiece #11: The Crack in the Bell (Daniel Lentz) · Mark Gresham | 21 JAN 2021
- The Atlanta Opera announces 2021-22 season, Tomer Zvulun discusses rethinking opera as pandemic restrictions ease · Mark Gresham | 25 MAY 2021
I’d love to hear your feedback either by e-mail or comment on Facebook (the link to this article will post on the EarRelevant Facebook page sometime on Monday). Share and Enjoy! ■
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