Tuesday (6/25) on Polyphonic.org, Ann Drinan reports on the League of American Orchestras’ annual conference last week in St. Louis: “The theme of this year’s Conference was ‘Imagining 2023.’ … Jesse Rosen, president and CEO of the League, gave his opening remarks about the future of orchestras. He talked about the need for orchestras to balance getting out into their communities while still performing in their wonderful concert halls, where they sound the best.… He mentioned the New World Symphony’s initiatives in bringing in new audiences.… As examples of forward-looking initiatives, [Rosen] mentioned the Cleveland Orchestra’s series that takes place in a bar, the Stockton (CA) Symphony’s work confronting gang warfare with a piece about conflict resolution, and the diversity conference organized by the Sphinx Organization last February. He quoted Yo-Yo Ma who, in his Nancy Hanks Lecture on April 8 in Washington D.C., talked about the ‘edge effect’—the ecology where two different ecosystems meet, such as a forest and a savannah. The more varied the two backgrounds, the more diverse are the life forms, and the more potential exists for new life forms.” For Rosen’s complete Conference address, visit http://www.symphonynow.org/.
Posted June 27, 2013
