November 21st, 2011 by Beth Hondl
The Asphalt Orchestra (really a twelve-piece marching band) has made a name for itself with edgy, in-your-face, street performances. Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times describes them as “part parade spectacle, part halftime show and part cutting-edge contemporary music concert.”...
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November 14th, 2011 by Beth Hondl
In the classical music world, we talk so much about ways to enhance the tradition-bound concert experience—down with tuxes and gowns! up with video projections!—that I found this an interesting read for an alternative point-of-view. Read more
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November 9th, 2011 by Beth Hondl
Video game music. Full disclosure—I don’t know much about it. I don’t play video games. I can’t hum the tune from Angry Birds. That said, I find the coverage of the new London Philharmonic Orchestra recording “The Greatest Video Game Music Ever” quite...
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October 6th, 2011 by Beth Hondl
What does it take for an orchestra to keep moving forward in the 21st-century? In a recent article, Boston Globe critic Jeremy Eichler emphasizes the need to look outward. Performing arts organizations don’t tend to idle in neutral — they either move forward or backward…. many...
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September 27th, 2011 by Beth Hondl
What’s on your iPod? We know it’s not just the classical warhorses. Here Steven Winn — arts journalist, critic and co-moderator of our live events in San Francisco — poses some of the questions we’ll be asking about creativity as part of the American Orchestra Forum. ...
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