November 6th, 2012 by Beth Hondl
With so many changes afoot in the American orchestral world, what do music directors see as particular challenges and opportunities? Read more
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February 21st, 2012 by Beth Hondl
The second chapter in our podcast series is about personal stories, those intimate connections between a student and a teacher that, like a pebble in a pond, send waves radiating outward. Few stories are more compelling or influential than that of Gustavo Dudamel, the Venezuelan-born...
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November 1st, 2011 by Beth Hondl
In his keynote at our first live event, Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, talked about Community and the powerful impact of El Sistema, Venezuela’s publicly-funded music education program.
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October 24th, 2011 by Beth Hondl
Here is the first of our videos from yesterday’s American Orchestra Forum event in San Francisco. In this keynote conversation, Gustavo Dudamel and Deborah Borda discuss community, education and “symphonic metal” (a reference to that night’s LA Phil concert)....
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October 23rd, 2011 by Beth Hondl
5:00pm: Deborah Borda: Indeed, music is an essential human right. We have to believe that and act on it. 4:58pm: A discussion of the music on tonight’s concert — the electric cello concerto by Enrico Chapela is like heavy metal. 4:51pm: Gustavo Dudamel made very different choices...
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