Thank You! Thank You!
This quote from our upcoming annual report says it all: “During our 2014-2015 season, we undertook a large project to realize a long-held ‘dream’ of the organization – the professional…
Discovery Orchestra
The 24-Hour Classical Music Challenge
CLASSIC fM recently challenged its Social Media Editor, Kyle Macdonald, to listen to the Deutsche Grammophon 24-CD release The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours. . .in one session…
It’s Not Just America
Sometimes it’s easy to think that the lack of classical music listening in the lives of most Americans is a purely American problem. Surely there must be regions of the…
Report From The Field
As a member of the American Federation of Musicians, the national musician’s union, I receive regular email and snail mail communications from the Federation. Today’s email was disheartening but not…
Marvelous job, Maestro, as always! Thank you for doing such a splendid, insightful and careful deep-dive into the art and craftsmanship that Tchaikovsky, after much effort, put into creating this work. There really is no greater portrayal of young love in music than his Romeo and Juliet, and your thoughtfulness demonstrates it so admirably.