Last weekend, the Minnesota Orchestra stood on our stage alongside six talented young composers and applauded the incredibly diverse, exciting, and new sounds they had brought to the culminating concert of our 11th annual Composer Institute. Members of the audience … Continue reading →
This is the third post in a series on why orchestras find it so difficult to incorporate new music into our concerts, and why it’s important that we find a way to change that. For the first two parts, click … Continue reading →
This is the second post in a series on why orchestras find it so difficult to incorporate new music into our concerts, and why it’s important that we find a way to change that. For the first part, click here. … Continue reading →
Last weekend, I stood on the stage of Orchestra Hall during our final Inside the Classics concerts of the season, and asked – pleaded with – our sold-out audience to take a leap of faith and renew their subscriptions for … Continue reading →
New data out from a recent NEA study has been making the papers lately, and the findings are illuminating, if not occasionally surprising. Of the 1.5 million Americans who attend an arts performance on any given day, less that 7 … Continue reading →
Sometimes, it seems like the cycle of bad news never ends in this business. The usual storyline goes like this: the economy hits a rock and starts taking on water, and orchestra endowments plummet as a result. Small and medium-sized … Continue reading →
You can always tell when we’re coming up to a new Inside the Classics concert week, because things get suspiciously quiet here on the blog as Sarah and I scramble to get all our ducks in a row. No exception … Continue reading →
After a really quick turn around to new repertoire and a new orchestra (I’m in North Carolina conducting Saint-Saëns, Debussy and Stravinsky) I finally have a moment to reflect on last week’s Inside the Classics concerts. First and foremost, it … Continue reading →
LA Phil Live, the Philharmonic’s high-definition concert simulcasts, debuted yesterday in nearly 450 theaters across the States and in Canada. Initial reaction seems largely positive, or at least according to the LA Times. I think it’s a genius idea, particularly … Continue reading →
It’s annual report time in the non-profit world, when our number crunchers and management team finally put the previous fiscal year to rest, and officially release our budget numbers, fundraising totals, and goals for the future to press and public. … Continue reading →
