American orchestras are like a canary in a coal mine - "so dependent on public support that we lose oxygen first", the chair of one international organisation tells Lottie Elizabeth Johnson. What can British orchestras learn from their struggle?
'America’s top symphony orchestras are about to go to summer camp. But instead of making music, players from 52 big name orchestras are getting together to talk.
As members of the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians gather in Park City this week, one of the most important items on their agenda is how to prove their value in an ever-growing and competitive entertainment industry.
“We have to remain relevant. That’s an issue for everybody, is how do the orchestras keep their profile in the public eye … as music education is being swept to the side by our public schools and nobody really comes up wanting to be a part of classical music or listening to it,” said Meredith Snow, chair of ICSOM and a longtime violist in the Los Angeles Philharmonic. “That is just becoming a smaller and smaller segment of our society, and so we have to fight to maintain relevance.”' ... Keep reading on Deseret
'America’s top symphony orchestras are about to go to summer camp. But instead of making music, players from 52 big name orchestras are getting together to talk.
As members of the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians gather in Park City this week, one of the most important items on their agenda is how to prove their value in an ever-growing and competitive entertainment industry.
“We have to remain relevant. That’s an issue for everybody, is how do the orchestras keep their profile in the public eye … as music education is being swept to the side by our public schools and nobody really comes up wanting to be a part of classical music or listening to it,” said Meredith Snow, chair of ICSOM and a longtime violist in the Los Angeles Philharmonic. “That is just becoming a smaller and smaller segment of our society, and so we have to fight to maintain relevance.”' ... Keep reading on Deseret