Archive - 2015

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2015 Paul R. Judy Center Grant Awards
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Spinning Plates, Entrepreneurship, and the Social Relationships of Ensemble Residencies
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Orchestral Getty Grants: The Community Work of Four Orchestras
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The Magic of Serendipity
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New Notes on the Autism Scale
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Hartford Symphony Update
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Opinions regarding the Carnegie mess are indeed divided
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Governance fail at Carnegie Hall
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Portland (ME) Symphony Names Carolyn Nishon as Executive Director
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How to Release Your Own Recording – Hangout Tuesday September 15th 8pm EST

2015 Paul R. Judy Center Grant Awards

The Paul R. Judy Center for Applied Research at the Eastman School of Music recently held its second annual call for grant proposals for projects relating to the concept of innovative ensembles. This year, fifty-eight proposals from individuals and groups were submitted for consideration. Below is a list of projects that have been awarded funds[…]

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Spinning Plates, Entrepreneurship, and the Social Relationships of Ensemble Residencies

Over the last few decades, many American schools of music have embraced the repertoire and missions of new music ensembles. Boundaries are broken, venues explored, students challenged, and new sounds ring out. What a change from the 1980s, when musicologist Susan McClary argued that “both popular and postmodern musics are marked as the enemy, and[…]

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Orchestral Getty Grants: The Community Work of Four Orchestras

The summer issue of Symphony magazine had an article by Michael Stugrin about the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation’s Education and Community Envestment grants, awarded to 22 orchestras in 2014-15. The grants rage from $13,000 to $27,500, and are granted to orchestras of all budget sizes. Mr. Sturgin’s article focuses on four recipients: The Central[…]

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The Magic of Serendipity

My wife and I were recently in Amsterdam revisiting the major art museums and enjoying that wonderful freedom which makes this city so extraordinary. The weather had been really hot, and on this particular day, the heat had joined forces with a great tumult of humidity.

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New Notes on the Autism Scale

While the Fall 2015 issue of Symphony magazine (the publication of the League of American Orchestras) contained a range of interesting and positive articles, one particularly caught my interest. Titled “New Notes on the Autism Scale,” it was about concerts given for people on the autism spectrum by a number of American orchestras and the[…]

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Hartford Symphony Update

I’m pleased to report that I plan to attend our first rehearsal next Saturday morning, September 26th, and expect to receive a paycheck in early October. The Hartford Symphony musicians had a rally on the steps of the state capitol in Hartford at noon on September 9th. AFM representatives from New England and New York locals[…]

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Opinions regarding the Carnegie mess are indeed divided

As I suspected, there are two radically different schools of thought regarding the Great Carnegie Hall Governance War. The first is expressed well by Norman Lebrecht, who wrote: When Ronald Perelman took over as chairman from Sandy Weill in February, he announced he wanted changes – more rock music and contemporary culture, less of the[…]

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Governance fail at Carnegie Hall

Added to the age-old question – “how do you get to Carnegie Hall?” – may be a new one: “how do you run Carnegie Hall?” It look as if the answer might turn out to be “don’t serve on the board of directors.” Two days ago the Wall Street Journal reported on a dispute between[…]

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Portland (ME) Symphony Names Carolyn Nishon as Executive Director

It was with great pleasure that I read the news that the Portland Symphony in Maine has named Carolyn Nishon as their new Executive Director. Carolyn has been with the PSO since 2008, serving in a variety of positions, most recently as General Manager. Carolyn replaces Lisa Dixon, who had been in the position since[…]

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How to Release Your Own Recording – Hangout Tuesday September 15th 8pm EST

September 15, 2015 – 8PM Eastern Nick Finzer, Composer, arranger, trombonist Description: Are you thinking about recording and releasing your own recording? You won’t want to miss this hangout with trombonist and music entrepreneur Nick Finzer. Get Nick’s tips on how to successfully navigate the process of recording and releasing your own recording: ideas for funding[…]

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