Posts Tagged ‘video’

  1. Event video: Spotlight Conversation #2

    Another video from our live “Talking About Community” event on Sunday: Afa Sadykhly Dworkin, VP/Artistic Director of the Sphinx Organization and Amos Yang, Assistant Principal Cellist, San Francisco Symphony, and alumnus, San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, in conversation with Steven Winn, San Francisco arts journalist and critic. It’s an interesting dialogue about some of the societal pressures that encourage kids to participate, or not participate, in classical music.

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    October 26, 2011 by Beth Hondl | Comments (0)

  2. Event video: Spotlight Conversation #1

    On Sunday, October 23, Jesse Rosen, President/CEO, League of American Orchestras, Neil Harris, Professor of History and Art History, University of Chicago, and Mark Clague, Professor of Music, University of Michigan opened our “Talking About Community” event.

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    October 24, 2011 by Beth Hondl | Comments (1)

  3. Event video: Gustavo Dudamel and Deborah Borda in conversation

    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). It’s an inspiring talk. Under their leadership, the LA Phil is really challenging all of us to think bigger about the role of music in our society.

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    October 24, 2011 by Beth Hondl | Comments (3)

  4. Is music an essential human right?

    In this guest post, Deborah Borda, President and CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, explains how thinking big and embracing social responsibility led the LA Phil to a groundbreaking new partnership. Ms. Borda will be speaking at our free event on Sunday, October 23rd, with Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director of the LA Phil.

    Who would imagine that an orchestra, a conservatory, and a college on opposite coasts would – or could – unite around a common goal? A few short weeks ago, the answer to this question was revealed when the LA Phil announced a groundbreaking new partnership with the Longy School of Music and Bard College to support social change through music. The joint initiative, called Take a Stand, is inspired by Venezuela’s revolutionary music education program, El Sistema, and supports the pioneering field through national conferences and a credentialed teacher training program. In the past, a venture like this – so heavily rooted in social responsibility – may have been considered out of place in the symphony orchestra world. But today, it is precisely this kind of undertaking that we must challenge ourselves to seek out in order to survive and stay relevant. (more…)

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    October 21, 2011 by Beth Hondl | Comments (4)

  5. Speaker spotlight: Jesse Rosen

    Jesse Rosen, President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, will speak at our first live event in San Francisco on Sunday, October 23. In this video, he shares a few reactions to recent conversations happening here on the American Orchestra Forum website — from the Attica prison riots (really! see this post if you missed it) to how music can be the catalyst for deep personal transformation. In the end, it’s all about how music, and orchestras, can connect with people and communities on the most fundamental level.

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    October 20, 2011 by Beth Hondl | Comments (1)

  6. The Brooklyn Philharmonic Reboot

    The Brooklyn Philhamonic calls its 2011 season a “reboot.” Under the leadership of Artistic Director Alan Pierson, the orchestra is going “deep into Brooklyn’s famed neighborhoods to connect with the vibrant musical traditions of the people who love it most” and collaborating with a variety of Brooklyn-based artists you might not normally find in the concert hall. (more…)

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    October 17, 2011 by Beth Hondl | Comments (4)

  7. If they made a movie…

    If they made a movie about a radical business transformation in the orchestral world – what would that story be?

    The new movie Moneyball that’s been generating a lot of buzz got me thinking again about the baseball/classical music analogy that we’ll be exploring in more detail during our May event. These two 19-century traditions are both navigating a very different world in 21st century. How has baseball adapted? How can we? How can orchestras create a culture where innovation is embraced?

    And, perhaps most importantly, who will Brad Pitt play when an orchestral success story gets acted out on the big screen? Any nominations?

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    October 14, 2011 by Beth Hondl | Comments (12)

  8. New World Symphony Wallcasts

    The New World Symphony’s Wallcast concerts start up again this week in Miami. The Wallcasts are free simulcasts on a stunning, outdoor, 7,000-square-foot projection wall.

    Here is the official video:

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    October 10, 2011 by Beth Hondl | Comments (2)

  9. Speaker spotlight: Afa Sadykhly Dworkin

    Afa Sadykhly Dworkin is the  Vice President of Programming and Artistic Director for the Sphinx Organization in Detroit. She will be joining us for our October 23 live event. Here is an introduction to the Sphinx Organization, featuring an interview with Ms. Dworkin. “Sphinx is working towards a future where every young person, regardless of their cultural background, can make classical music a part of their everyday life.”

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    October 4, 2011 by Beth Hondl | Comments (0)

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