Discussion Panel: Page 31

In response to the questions of the moderator: The creation, from recorded orchestral performance, of musical products, in their plethora of forms, whether radio broadcast, CDs, downloads (compressed or ultra high fidelity), streamed concerts, or on-demand streamed files, offer an equally various number of benefits to orchestral organizations. All of these forms of distribution, if […]

The concert is an ephemeral experience – great and bad ones live in one’s subjective memory but the vast majority of them fade away. A recording creates an accurate representation of a particular event in time and that is reason enough to record. There are, however, other reasons which revolve around recognition, engagement and striving […]

The media history for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra began with a series of recordings for the fledgling Columbia Recording Company made between 1917 and 1921 with Music Directors Ernst Kunwald and Eugene Ysaye. The recordings took place at the Columbia recording studios in New York City while the orchestra was making annual appearances on tour […]

The days when orchestral Institutions and the musicians they employed could make substantial income from recording are gone, along with the recording companies that provided that income. We need to identify and quantify what “value” is, and how we can derive value from audio recording. After all, if audio recording does not bring value, then […]

Recording and broadcasting are of significant value to symphonic organizations. These activities are important as a means of adding to the net worth of an organization by enhancing its public profile and reputation, resulting in increased fundraising and ticket sales. Electronic media projects can generate revenue streams for institutions and often result in products of […]

Since the explosion of symphonic employment in the 1960s, many aspects of “the business” have changed very little. Full-time orchestras still average eight services per week, rehearsals still last 150 minutes with a 15-20 minute break, section musicians grumble about principals, and the relationship between conductors and musicians is still profoundly dysfunctional. One thing that […]

Thanks to Ann Drinan, Ray Ricker, and all at Polyphonic for making time to address this critical topic. I have been thrilled to read the comments of my fellow panelists and hope this discussion fuels more. My final thoughts focus on “what,” “how,” and “why.” As I mentioned in my first post, orchestra education concerts […]

It has been a privilege to be invited to participate in this rich and insightful discussion on community engagement. My sincere thanks to Ann Drinan, Ray Ricker, and to Yvonne Caruthers for her interesting reflections and questions. I’ve learned a lot these past few days and feel both supported and reassured that so many of […]

I’m sorry to see our online discussion come to an end. It’s been great to hear all these ideas, and to find out what everyone’s been doing around the country. Imagine what we could do if we were all on one team working in one city! Thanks to Jim Undercofler for getting Polyphonic under way […]

I would like to thank the staff at polyphonic.org for visioning and implementing not only this virtual panel discussion, but this tremendous resource website. I appreciate the hard work that has gone into making this project a success. Bravo to you all! As we move forward from these discussions, it is my belief that we […]