Brought to you by the League of American Orchestras http://hub.americanorchestras.org Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:38:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545#408937 Congress has passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, setting a consistent national policy regarding musical instruments ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:28:54 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545#408936 How to broaden appeal without lowering artistry or “dumbing down”? It’s a question orchestras frequently grapple with. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra believes it has found a way ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:26:06 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545#408935 In Thursday’s (2/9) Detroit News, Lawrence B. Johnson writes, “Aaron Dworkin recalls the mantra he kept hearing 15 years ago as he spearheaded the first Sphinx Competition, his effort ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:23:25 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545#408934 In Thursday’s (2/9) Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California), Diane Peterson writes, “The Santa Rosa Symphony will showcase two world premieres and a new children’s series to mark its ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:21:37 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545#408933 In Friday’s (2/10) Los Angeles Times, Reed Johnson writes, “When Deborah Borda, president of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, talks about her orchestra’s 10-day concert tour to Venezuela ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:20:09 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545#408932 In Friday’s (2/10) Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), Elizabeth Kramer reports, “The Louisville Orchestra board asked musicians Thursday to enter into binding arbitration to end ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:16:07 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545#408931 A Thursday (2/9) Associated Press report by Joe Mandak published by a variety of news outlets states, “Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra officials insist it’s not ‘American Idol’ meets Mozart. But its new video contest on YouTube does have at least one similarity: voting by the public. Videos submitted by instrumental soloists will be up for anyone to... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:13:09 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120209#408930 The Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival in Colorado will celebrate its 25th season this summer, under the direction of pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, in her second season as artistic director. ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:12:40 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120209#408929 This National Arts Marketing, Development and Ticketing Conference will focus on the myriad ways you can benefit from the latest technologies and synergies that others are using to gain ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:09:02 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120209#408928 In Thursday’s (2/9) Wall Street Journal, Barrymore Laurence Scherer writes, “The playing of the British violinist Daniel Hope, who is performing at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall this Sunday ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:07:21 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120209#408927 In Thursday’s (2/9) The Age (Melbourne, Australia), Robin Usher writes, “Orchestra Victoria spends most of its time in the pit at the State Theatre supporting performances of the national ballet ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:05:58 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120209#408926 On the eve of the New York Philharmonic’s visit to the U.K., Ivan Hewett writes in Thursday’s (2/9) Daily Telegraph (London), “Conductor Alan Gilbert, music director since 2009, remembers ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:04:35 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120209#408925 In Wednesday’s (2/8) Charleston Gazette (West Virginia), Sara Busse reports, “This weekend, all eyes at the Clay Center will be on the eight finalists in the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:02:24 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120209#408924 In Wednesday’s (2/8) St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), Sarah Bryan Miller writes, “The St. Louis Symphony has announced its 2012-13 season, featuring composers from A (John Adams) to Z (Alexander Zemlinsky) and a wide range of soloists, from members of the orchestra to internationally renowned artists. The season begins with a four-city European tour ... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:59:48 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120208#408923 During the second half of the 2011-12 season and beyond, American orchestras are embarking on a wide variety of innovative programming, community-engagement, and education initiatives ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:19 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120208#408922 The National Philharmonic, resident orchestra of the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Md., has appointed JUSTINE LAMB-BUDGE concertmaster. A native of Philadelphia ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:11:03 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120208#408921 In addition to advocating for federal support for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the League of American Orchestras compiles and reports the agency’s yearly grants ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:08:29 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120208#408920 Tuesday (2/7) on the online edition of GQ magazine, Jayson Greene writes, “When Daniel Felsenfeld, a Brooklyn-based modern-classical composer, answered the phone on January 19 ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:06:13 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120208#408919 In Tuesday’s (2/7) Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon), Barbara Curtin writes, “The fledgling Salem Philharmonia Orchestra will hold its first rehearsal tonight at Chemeketa Community College. ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:25 +0100 http://hub.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20120208#408918 In Tuesday’s (2/7) Star News (Wilmington, North Carolina), Bob Workman writes, “For more than half of its history, the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra has had only one music director. ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:01:52 +0100