Road Trips
By Keith Powers Summer music festivals: a drive-by, divided into five excursions
Surround Sound
By Vivien Schweitzer Orchestras are experimenting with concerts that put audience members in close connection with the music—and the musicians. Concert newcomers find new approaches to classical music, and devotees gain fresh perspectives.
Board Room: Who Killed City Opera?
By Heidi Waleson New York City Opera had a storied history, a reputation for scrappy, innovative productions, its own orchestra and chorus, and a prominent home at Lincoln Center. A perfect storm of economic circumstances and cultural shifts raised red flags about its survival. But the board of directors failed to understand and embrace their …
Critical Questions: How to Develop Human Resources When You Have No Resources
By Jesse Rosen Organizational culture is key to retaining a capable and diverse workforce with low turnover and high employee satisfaction.
The Score: Spring 2019
News, moves, and events in the orchestra industry. In this issue: Common Chords in Minnesota Star Maestro President’s Proposed Budget Eliminates Federal Funding for NEA, NEH Three New Women Composers Commissions from the League and ACO
Full Issue – Symphony: Spring 2019, Road Trips
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Prelude and Table of Contents: Spring 2019
When the federal government closed over the holiday season, something extraordinary happened—and it wasn’t that this shutdown turned out to be the longest in the country’s history. What’s remarkable is that orchestras across the country immediately started offering free tickets to furloughed federal employees. (See story on page 56.) Free tickets were available not only …
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Protected: Bridging the Generations
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