How Orchestras Can Make Their Programming More Diverse
Derek Bermel, artistic director of the American Composers Orchestra: "I've spoken to several artistic administrators and conductors who insist that their audiences aren't asking for more of …
Derek Bermel, artistic director of the American Composers Orchestra: "I've spoken to several artistic administrators and conductors who insist that their audiences aren't asking for more of …
"Much of the public conversation about important issues in the music business seems light in nutritional value, or narrowly focused on the concerns and actions of a handful of superstars. If…
"So there I was, 26 years old (but looking 16), running a jazz department for one of the world's largest record stores. The perks were manna from music heaven: I picked the music played in m…
"I don't believe polyphony is dead, but I do think the future of choral music will embrace techniques that preserve the horizontal approach to writing, while maintaining accessibility and no…
"It's no shocker to say that the choral and instrumental worlds have evolved quite separately over the past century. Highly chromatic or atonal music is rarely written for choirs, and the de…