Spotlight on Innovation: Eighth Blackbird and Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art Collaboration

In this video from the 10/8/16 INNOVATE. LEAD. MUSIC. Conference at Eastman, Managing Director Peter McDowell of Eighth Blackbird discusses an innovative collaboration that was forged between the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, and Eighth Blackbird, a renown contemporary chamber music ensemble.  Over the course of a year, Eighth Blackbird rehearsed in the museum, providing a live intersection of music and art for museum patrons. 

Watch the video above for more insight from Peter McDowell, and if you are interested in learning even more about this unique collaboration, check out the case study written on this topic as part of Volume I of the Eastman Case Studies.  See a sample from the case study here, and view more here.