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This is Spotlight Conversation #2 from our Talking About Creativity event in San Francisco, March 17, 2012. Ed Sanders, formerly of YouTube, now Group Marketing Manager of the Creative Lab at Google, and Margo Drakos, cellist turned tech entrepreneur and Co-founder of InstantEncore, talk about...
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This is Spotlight Conversation #1 from our Talking About Creativity event in San Francisco, March 17, 2012. Composers John Adams and Mason Bates talk about writing music for the modern orchestra, perceptions about classical music, tweeting in the concert hall, the role of technology and more....
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Here is the first of our videos from Saturday’s event in San Francisco, our keynote conversation with Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony. In this wide-ranging conversation with SFS Executive Director Brent Assink, MTT discusses the connectedness of all...
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What follows is a live blog “Talking About Creativity”—our live event in San Francisco. Talking About Creativity Saturday, March 17, 1:30-4:30 PDT Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 1:30pm – Keynote: Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director, San...
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In this post, Susan Key—special projects director for the San Francisco Symphony—examines the role the physical concert hall plays in creativity. It’s a question inspired by tonight’s performance by Mason Bates at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco. Join us tomorrow for...
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