William Goldstein - Composer, Performer, Renaissance Man

Arts Philosopher

PC Crisis At The Academy

Defending artistic integrity, and speaking out against all forms of discrimination are the focus of this January 26, 2016 op-ed in the Los Angeles Times

Academy Awards

In this Los Angeles Times piece, Goldstein reminds us that "It's about Art, not political correctness."

Final Stages

The Sunday New York Times publishes Goldstein's reflections on the need to revitalize the economic basis of the Broadway Theater.

Making Art Passionately

A stimulating essay on contemporary aesthetics, published in the Los Angeles Times, that challenges artists, critics and patrons.

A Gift Ignored

In this Los Angeles Jewish Journal piece, Goldstein reminds us of the spiritual connectivity of Music, and that many devout readers of Psalms, don't take seriously the repeated admonition to " Make A Joyful Noise" with New Music.

In addition to his professional activities in music and film, Mr. Goldstein has become a founder of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, and served as a director of the California State Summer School for the Arts for over thirty years. He also served for many years on both the Music Branch executive committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as its Foreign Language committee, since he was inducted into the Academy in 1977. He has also been a "visiting artist" for the Academy, lecturing from the Far East to the Middle East on contemporary aesthetics as well as music in film.