Fanfare (magazine)

*Fanfare*
Editor	Joel Bruce Flegler
Categories	Classical music
Frequency	bimonthly
Circulation	8,000 (2012)
Publisher	Joel Bruce Flegler
First issue	1 September 1977
Company	Fanfare, Inc.; a New Jersey corporation
Country	United States
Based in	Tenafly, New Jersey
Language	English
Website	www.fanfaremag.com
ISSN	0148-9364

Fanfare is an American bimonthly magazine devoted to reviewing recorded music in all playback formats. It mainly covers classical music, but since inception, has also featured a jazz column in every issue.

History and profile

Fanfare was founded on 1 September 1977 "as a labor of love"^[1] by an elementary-school teacher turned editor named Joel Bruce Flegler (born 1941). After 43 years, he is still the publisher.^[1]^[2]

The magazine now runs to over 600 pages in a 6" x 9" format with about 80% of the editorial copy devoted to record reviews, and a front section with a substantial number of interviews and feature articles.^[3] It avoids equipment and pop music coverage and manages to include reviews of many more classical releases than is typical for other magazines in this genre.^[1]^[4] The magazine's business model includes the editor directly contacting artists unsolicited, guaranteeing a review if they advertise in the magazine.

Subscriptions include online access to current content and archives of past issues.^[5]

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Rockwell, John (29 June 1980). "The New Crop of Music Magazines". The New York Times.
^ Laffler, William D. (31 August 1980). "Born on a Shoestring". The Trenton Evening Times, p. 12.
^ Fanfare. January/February 2012.
^ Kimmelman, Michael (20 December 1987). "The Tempo is Changing for Music Magazines". The New York Times. "The most prolific at [reviewing classical records] now is Fanfare magazine…."
^ Fanfare website. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

Sources

Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors & Poets, A biographical directory, Second edition, edited by Curt Johnson, December Press, Highland Park, IL (1988) (search: Joel B. Fletcher) OCLC 12640287
Who's Who in Writers, Editors & Poets. United States & Canada, Third edition, 1989-1990, edited by Curt Johnson, December Press, Highland Park, IL (1989) (search: Joel B. Fletcher) OCLC 20974776
Who's Who in Writers, Editors & Poets. United States & Canada, Fourth edition, 1992-1993, edited by Curt Johnson, December Press, Highland Park, IL (search: Joel B. Fletcher) (1992)

External links

[Rockwell-1] Rockwell, John (29 June 1980). "The New Crop of Music Magazines". The New York Times.

[2] Laffler, William D. (31 August 1980). "Born on a Shoestring". The Trenton Evening Times, p. 12.

[3] Fanfare. January/February 2012.

[4] Kimmelman, Michael (20 December 1987). "The Tempo is Changing for Music Magazines". The New York Times. "The most prolific at [reviewing classical records] now is Fanfare magazine…."

[FanfareOnline-5] Fanfare website. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

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