April 23rd, 2012 by Beth Hondl
One last video from our Talking About Creativity event in San Francisco is now available for viewing — the roundtable discussion and audience Q&A. Read the Talking About Creativity Roundtable transcript (pdf) Participants include: Mark Clague, Professor of Music, University of...
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March 22nd, 2012 by Beth Hondl
In Ann Arbor this week, arts administrators, educators, and musicians are meeting at the American Orchestra Summit, organized by our very own Mark Clague, co-moderator of the live events in San Francisco and a frequent contributor to this blog. The goal of the summit is “to inspire new...
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March 20th, 2012 by Beth Hondl
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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March 16th, 2012 by Beth Hondl
Is this post, Professor Mark Clague asks can anyone be a “Maverick”? See Mark Clague in conversation with composers John Adams and Mason Bates (both Mavericks themselves!) this Saturday, March 17 in San Francisco at our free, live event Talking About Creativity. Register today! Read more
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March 7th, 2012 by Beth Hondl
Professor Mark Clague, co-moderator of our live events in San Francisco, recently gave one of his classes at the University of Michigan an unusual assignment. In the spirit of John Cage, the students were asked to create a work that used silence, chance, found instruments, graphic scores (or any...
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