I am happy to announce that my blog has been chosen to be one of the top 25 Orchestra blogs on the web in 2019 by @_feedspot. Other winners include The London Symphony Orchestra Blog or the Inside the Orchestra Blog. Feedspot says about their selection procedure: "The Best Orchestra Blogs from thousands of Orchestra blogs on … Continue reading The TOP 25 Orchestra Blogs
Short clip about the first MCICM symposium
The first clip from the MCICM symposium in Maastricht has been published.
Attracting the Young 4 – The Bucketlist Concerts
You know who it is, don't you? We see that young people today are looking for a ever wider variety of experiences. For inspiration they are searching for a range of offers from very different social and cultural contexts, unknown to earlier generations. One one condition: The experience has to be authentic. It must be … Continue reading Attracting the Young 4 – The Bucketlist Concerts
Attracting the Young 3 – classical music as an escape
Vanessa Thorp wrote an article in the Guardian recently titled ' Young turn to classical music to escape noise of modern life'. According to Thorp research in the UK has shown "clear indications of new listening trends, with almost half (45%) of young people saying they see classical music as an escape from the noise … Continue reading Attracting the Young 3 – classical music as an escape
Attracting the Young 2 – Mozartfest offers grants to develop new concert formats
The deadline for applications ends on February 28th, 2019! The interdisciplinary MozartLab is a central element of every Mozartfest in Würzburg/ Germany, lead by Evelyn Meining. This lab brings musicians, scientists, managers and media-experts together every year. In 2019 the festival offers 5 young people the opportunity to discuss and develop innovative concert-formats. The workshops … Continue reading Attracting the Young 2 – Mozartfest offers grants to develop new concert formats
Attracting the Young 1 – Adam Szabo’s blog
How to attract a young public for classical music? Adam Szabo @Mr_Szabo, co-founder and CEO of the Manchester Collective @manc_collective, has started a blog titled 'A younger audience for classical music'. Pierrot Lunaire by Manchester Collective for a young audience You can learn how important it is to have a fancy twitter adres. And that … Continue reading Attracting the Young 1 – Adam Szabo’s blog
Program first symposium MCICM announced
The program for the first symposium of the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music has been announced. It looks fascinating and offers of mix of interesting speakers, panels and - an orchestral rehearsal with a unique proposal. Two intense days are planned for March 29 and 30, 2019. There is a maximum of … Continue reading Program first symposium MCICM announced
A symphony orchestra cannot re-invent itself on its own
My article just published by the internet journal http://www.artsmanagement.net gives an insight about the connection between the establishment of the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music (MCICM) and the proces of change at the philharmonie zuidnederland. Read it here.
COMING UP: First symposium MCICM – Rehearsing Orchestral Innovation.
The researchers of the MCICM: from left to right: Prof. Peter Peters (NL), Veerle Spronck (NL, Ties van der Werff (NL) Imgoen Eve (AUS), Denise Petzold (D) Karoly Galindo Molina (MEX), Neil Smith (UK) The Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music (MCICM) invites all interested parties to attend the first public symposium titled … Continue reading COMING UP: First symposium MCICM – Rehearsing Orchestral Innovation.
Unknown orchestras win Germany’s innovation award 2018
The Orchester des Nordharzer Städtebundtheaters Halberstadt won the price for Germany's most innovative orchestra of the year 2018. According to the jury this price was awarded for the orchestra's 'Komponistenwerkstatt' (composers workshop), a project in which schoolboys and -girls of a very young age are given the opportunity to rehearse and perform their work in concerts. … Continue reading Unknown orchestras win Germany’s innovation award 2018
