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November 25, 2020
Symphony Archive
As a benefit of membership, the entire contents of former issues of Symphony can be read online. Each online issue includes links to the websites mentioned in the articles as well as to advertisers. Simply click on the issue you’d like to read.
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November 25, 2020
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November 25, 2020
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November 25, 2020
About Symphony
Symphony, the quarterly magazine of the League of American Orchestras, reports on the critical issues, trends, personalities, and developments of the orchestra world. Every issue includes news, provocative essays, in-depth articles, and cutting-edge research relevant to the entire orchestra field.
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November 25, 2020
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With vibrant photographs and timely articles, Symphony is transforming the way America thinks about its orchestras. Hear from the conductors, musicians, and people on the inside who are making innovative choices, provoking change, and electrifying the orchestral world.
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January 25, 2001
Traits and Skills of a Music Director
The purpose of this paper, prepared by the League's Conducting Continuum Committee, is to clarify the roles of conductor and music director in American orchestras.
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November 25, 2020
Orchestra Boardroom Newsletter
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November 25, 2020
Public Statements
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March 25, 2020
Digital Media Digest: March 2020
What the death of iTunes says about our digital habits; A music artist says Apple Music pays her 4 times what Spotify does per stream; Top of the flops: is streaming rendering the charts obsolete?; Now you can listen to Philadelphia Orchestra performances free on demand; New media gets new audiences into an old art form; RNZ board backs down, Concert to stay on FM; TikTok revenue surges 310% to $50MM in Q4; SiriusXM celebrates 34.9 million subscribers — but won’t disclose Pandora numbers; US-based music streams cross 1 trillion in 2019, up 25% over 2018; Amazon claims more than 55 million music streaming users; YouTube has more than 20 million paying subscribers — music subscriber numbers remain elusive; Spotify reaches 124 million premium subscribers — but quarterly losses top $85 million; Apple music has been quietly expanding its preferred distributors list; YouTube is testing ‘Applause,’ a way for viewers to directly donate to creators; Time for a DMCA overhaul? congressional hearings commence on Capitol Hill; RPO research shows increased interest in orchestral music among young people; End of an era — CD Baby is shutting down its online music store; Spotify steps up its concert listings with resident advisor partnership; 2019’s US-Based streaming music market was larger than the entire recorded music market in 2017
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June 25, 2020
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