November 10th, 2011 by Beth Hondl
In this guest post, Jesse Rosen, President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras and panelist at our October event, responds to a recent report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) and reflects on the question of orchestras and community. The NCRP report examines...
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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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November 8th, 2011 by Beth Hondl
Alan Gilbert, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, took some time out from his rehearsal schedule in San Francisco last month to chat with us about community. He says the true importance of being the first New Yorker to lead the New York Philharmonic is that he understands what the...
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November 4th, 2011 by Beth Hondl
In this post, Neil Harris reflects on the American Orchestra Forum: Talking About Community event that took place on October 23. Now, almost two weeks after participating in the panels at Davies Hall, some reflections on that experience. First, it was exhilarating to see so many people interested...
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November 3rd, 2011 by Beth Hondl
One last video from our October 23rd event in San Francisco is now available for viewing — the roundtable discussion and Q&A featuring our six Spotlight Conversation participants. From left to right that’s Steven Winn, San Francisco arts journalist and critic; Amos Yang,...
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