May 12th, 2012 by Beth Hondl
What follows is a live blog from our Talking About Audiences event in San Francisco on Sunday, May 13. Speakers included: Keynote: Alan Gilbert, Music Director, New York Philharmonic in conversation with Matthew VanBesien, Executive Director Designate, New York Philharmonic Spotlight #1:...
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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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April 3rd, 2012 by Beth Hondl
No orchestra, large or small, ever has a settled relationship with its community. It’s always a thing in flux, dynamic, fluid, fragile and complex. Whether it’s how to attract new audiences, invigorate connections to current concertgoers or tap the power of technology, orchestras are...
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March 21st, 2012 by Beth Hondl
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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March 14th, 2012 by Beth Hondl
As the current American Mavericks festival at the San Francisco Symphony demonstrates, there’s no one approach to creativity in the orchestral world. And Steven Winn—arts journalist and co-moderator of our live event in San Francisco this Saturday, March 17—is perfectly happy to...
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