After reviewing LeBrecht I still think that he is incorrect. Mr LeBrecht seems more concerned with misbehavior, monumental egos and incompetence, interesting from a gossip point of view, but it doesn't get people into the concert hall.
People need to have music performed that they want to hear. Most people don't care that the conductor wants to run off to Mexico with the concert master .
My experience with Star Wars tells me that careful pairing of symphonic film music and regular concert works can get people in to the concert venue. Consider; a performance that featured Elmer Bernstein's music from the Magnificent 7 with Sibelius 5th,
My concern is getting people interested in orchestral music the younger the better,
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
I'm very glad to be living in this country. My ancestry is something that could only happen here; on my fathers side northern European, and Michigan Chippewa, My mom was from a nice German Jewish family who managed to get the hell out before it was too late.
We Americans are not perfect but most of us are working on it.
Last edited by Petronius; 11-23-2021 at 03:24 PM.
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