Orchestra Conversations

OnCampus TV host Kelly Kasle talks with JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, about what it means to be a modern day conductor. Annotations Navigate to different topics in this interview Introduction – 0:02 What it means to be a conductor in today’s world – 0:45 Examples of day-to-day tasks – 1:46 […]

Interview with Bruce Ridge, Chair of ICSOM (International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians), conducted in September 2008.

Paul Boulian, orchestra consultant and partner of LodeStar Associates, gives us an inside view of the economic challenges of orchestral organizations. From the saturation of markets in larger cities to the end of the subscription model, this is a must-watch for anyone interested in the solutions to today’s orchestras economic dilemma.

Helen Smith interviews Anthony Woodcock, president of the New England Conservatory and former orchestra manager in the United States and England. He shares with us his inside knowledge of orchestra management, and introduces us to the “Animateur” concept.

President and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra, James Undercofler is interviewed by Greg Sandow. This early 2007 interview gives inside access to some of the innovative ideas and projects, as well as Undercofler’s view on the increasing role of musicians within the orchestra as an organization.

Tina Ward, clarinetist with the St Louis Symphony Orchestra, met with Greg Sandow to share her research and experiences regarding orchestral culture change.

Henry Fogel, former President and CEO of the League of American Orchestras, met with Greg Sandow shortly before the League’s 2007 National Conference to share his thoughts on the profession and the League’s new developments.

Jim Undercofler, now President and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra speaks with Drew McManus, author of the Adaptistration blog, about his thoughts on the major issues affecting orchestral management today.

Andreas Delfs, Music Director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, met with Robert Levine, Principal Violist of the MSO and Senior Editor of Polyphonic.org, and shared his views of life with the MSO, along with the influences and inspirations for his conducting.

Robert Wagner, Principal Bassoon with the New Jersey Symphony, met with Greg Sandow to talk about the wide variety of his roles, and resulting perspectives, as player and “animateur” in the New Jersey Symphony, board member of the American Symphony Orchestra League, and his research into self-governing European orchestras.