A look at some of the challenges that orchestras face in securing philanthropic support from Millennials and Gen Z. Millennials are currently the largest living generation comprising 31.5% of the global population. They will soon be surpassed by Gen Z (an even younger generation) which are expected to make up 32% of the worldwide community by […]
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Are our major orchestras stuck in an image crisis? Are they holding onto an identity that was handed down to them, and, like schoolyard peer pressure feel they have to try and live up to it? What if this pursuit is killing them from the inside out (or, from the outside in). Anne Midgette, a […]
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In a recent article which appeared in The Baltimore Sun, arts journalist Mary Carole McCauley examined the trying times that the Baltimore Symphony is currently facing, and what three other US orchestras have done to wrangle themselves out of similar circumstances. Please see the original article here. This article provides some great insights, and below […]
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What differentiates one orchestra from another? Beyond location and the musicians on stage, how does a general non-musical public navigate this concept? This is a philosophical query that has spent some time running circles in my mind. I’m a big believer that the future for many of the word’s orchestras will be grounded in their […]
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Orchestras around the world perform Beethoven year in and year out. We know the story of how this goes, and yes, we love it. I love it. I just fear that this is an opportunity to contextualise Beethoven for the here and now, and for a new audience, and a lot of orchestras might be […]
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Kane Moroney 