“Have you ever wondered what composers and works are most frequently performed?” asks reporter Eleanor Peterson in a story posted on Tuesday (4/8) at the Minnesota Public Radio website. “Since 2000, the League of American Orchestras—publisher of Symphony Magazine—has collaborated with Fine Arts Software to keep tabs on what’s being programmed in American symphonic concert halls. The study is conducted by analyzing data submitted voluntarily by League of American Orchestras member orchestras—such as the Minnesota Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the New York Philharmonic. Researchers … study the composers being performed, the guest soloists, individual pieces performed, premiere performances of individual pieces, American pieces performed, and the performances of American pieces composed within the last 25 years.… Here are data from the 2009-10 concert season.” The article lists the most-frequently performed composers and compositions programmed by American orchestras, with a link to Orchestra Repertoire Reports starting in 2000 and continuing to 2011.
Posted April 9, 2014
