October 3rd, 2011 by Beth Hondl
The Michigan Pops Orchestra puts on only a few concerts a year, yet regularly draws over 1500 paying audience members. Mark Clague, co-moderator of our live events and professor at the University of Michigan, takes a look at how community makes it possible: When orchestras are deeply integrated...
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September 28th, 2011 by Beth Hondl
Steven Winn, arts journalist and critic, will be co-moderating our live events in San Francisco. In this post, he explores the nature of this under-taking and summarizes the American Orchestra Forum’s ultimate goal. “It’s not settled answers we’re after, but questions, even...
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September 28th, 2011 by Beth Hondl
In this post, Steven Winn — arts journalist, critic and co-moderator of our live events in San Francisco — explores some of the questions we’ll be asking as part of the American Orchestra Forum. Try talking about this topic without mentioning technology in the first 30 seconds....
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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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September 13th, 2011 by admin
Community. Admittedly a broad topic. 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 as part of the American Orchestra Forum. From museum shows to publishing to Hollywood, the...
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