Sound Bits: Page 6

This past week,  Zach Finkelstein published an interesting article detailing what a socially-distanced concert hall might look like, physically and financially, in the age of COVID-19. While reading the article (and frantically mapping my college’s concert halls in my mind), I came across a link to a video of a recent performance by the Czech Philharmonic. The […]

Over the last two weeks, I’ve participated in an eclectic mix of ZOOM sessions: a career counseling session with college students, a fall-2020 brainstorming session with a cohort of collegiate wind-band conductors, faculty meetings and a town-hall style session with college leadership, a session focused on leadership development for undergraduate students, and a summer festival […]

In addition to my role at the PRJC, I serve as an Assistant Professor of Music at The College of New Jersey. Today marks one month since TCNJ’s President announced that all instruction would be moved online and that we would not return to campus for the duration of the Spring 2020 semester. The subsequent […]

Originally from Boston, my recent relocation to Philadelphia has exposed me to the vibrant arts culture in the city. As a conductor, I have particularly enjoyed the opportunities to see Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin interact and create with the members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. While I have enjoyed watching endless videos of the orchestra and their […]

As our society begins to adjust to social distancing and stay-at-home orders, music ensembles across the globe have been forced to reimagine collaborative performances in this new reality. The urgency and necessity of collaborative music making experiences feels as important for the performing musicians as it does for listening public. This has led to multiple […]

On Friday afternoon, a historic stimulus packaged was signed into law, aimed to blunting the catastrophic economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below is a summary of support available for musicians and arts organizations. Assistance for Individuals CARES Act: Recovery Checks Individuals receive a maximum of $1200. Married couples receive a maximum of $2400. There […]

Writing these blog posts has become increasingly challenging in recent weeks. While the primary focus of the PRJC is on innovation and impact, relevance and meaning are what drive all of our work. How does the art I create—the work I engage in—relate to the world around me? What possibly can be said when livelihoods […]

The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the musical world is unprecedented. Over the last two weeks, our field, built primarily on a foundation of human interactions and large events, has been upended. In these uncertain and precarious times, we have curated a list of organizations providing support to musicians in need: American Federation of […]

As the world is gripped with uncertainty and concern surrounding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the impact has been significant in the music world. The centrality of live performance in public spaces that is at the core of what we do, make the arts particularly vulnerable to measures designed to contain the spread of the disease. […]

February through March marks an exciting time in the orchestral world—the time period when a majority of professional symphony orchestras release their programming for the upcoming season. As performing artists in the 21st century, what we program and perform defines our personal artistic values and aesthetics, determines what our audiences will and will not experience […]