http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/07/23/speaking-of-symphony-orchestras-doing-well/ Arts and Culture for North Texas and Far Beyond Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/07/23/speaking-of-symphony-orchestras-doing-well/#comment-1701 Tom Hendricks Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:47:36 +0000 http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/?p=1350#comment-1701 Symphonic music is not at the end times. It just needs to adjust to these times. Get out of the ivory tower. Or take the ivory tower out of the orchestra. When the orchestra is seen as a chance to hear great music instead of a society outing, then it'll do fine. When the orchestra is integrated into the activities of the city, then it'll do fine. It'll also have to open up to new composers. Dallas for example is filled with composers stressing melody - yet the orchestras seem oblivious to it. It would also do well to open up to opera, musicals, jazz, and other related types of music. Broaden your range. Good leadership and an innovative open mind can counteract almost all the problems facing classic music orchestras. The city will support what's worth supporting. Symphonic music is not at the end times. It just needs to adjust to these times.
Get out of the ivory tower. Or take the ivory tower out of the orchestra.
When the orchestra is seen as a chance to hear great music instead of a society outing, then it’ll do fine. When the orchestra is integrated into the activities of the city, then it’ll do fine.
It’ll also have to open up to new composers. Dallas for example is filled with composers stressing melody - yet the orchestras seem oblivious to it. It would also do well to open up to opera, musicals, jazz, and other related types of music. Broaden your range.
Good leadership and an innovative open mind can counteract almost all the problems facing classic music orchestras. The city will support what’s worth supporting.

]]>