http://www.polyphonic.org The Orchestra Musician Forum Copyright 2012 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:17:03 -0500 http://www.polyphonic.org http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.polyphonic.org/images/polyphonic_icon.gif http://www.polyphonic.org "Although I began playing viola at age twelve, I have loved music since my days in the crib. Back when I was a child, barely old enough to speak, my mother would put a boombox beside my crib every night and play various works by Johann Sebastian Bach. Of all the things I remember about my early childhood, this..." http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=244 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=244 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 info@polyphonic.org (Drew Forde) Articles While there are mixed reviews about the ever popular Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel no one can argue with the amount of energy and renewed excitement he and the Los Angeles Philharmonic have brought to concert halls across the country this year. Regularly playing for sold out venues, this young conductor is creating renewed interest and vitality in classical concert life. In the current economic climate sincere concern over the future of our country's orchestras has left the need for a young, dynamic figure to create a renewed sense of enthusiasm for the symphony. http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=260 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=260 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 info@polyphonic.org (Brittney Stanton) Articles When I first began writing [i]Devil's Trill[/i], I had no idea where it would lead. That book started out primarily for my own students — I wanted to write about the challenges, both technically and career-wise, that young musicians encounter. To make it entertaining, I wove the story around a stolen Stradivarius. I started writing [i]Devil's Trill[/i] in 1997, it went through lots of rewrites, and ultimately it became transformed into a traditional “who done it.” http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=253 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=253 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500 info@polyphonic.org (Gerald Elias) Articles "The group has no publicist or booking management. Their philosophy is that if they put together interesting concerts and present them at the highest possible musical level, the concerts/productions, themselves, will generate a buzz and attention. The programming and repertoire do the..." http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=243 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=243 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Ramon Ricker) Articles The last few years have seen unprecedented turmoil amongst professional symphony orchestras in the United States. We have seen retrenchment or bankruptcy, both Chapter 7 (Honolulu Symphony) and Chapter 11 (Philadelphia Orchestra). Among others, there has been significant reorganization in the orchestras of Detroit, Louisville — even the New York City Opera Orchestra. Many others have completely ceased to exist. http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=251 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=251 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Michael Drapkin) Articles "There is a rift between current concert musicians and the concert audience. The generational gap is growing as concertgoers grow older. The expectation of what a concert experience should be is changing. The elitist attitude exhibited..." http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=219 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=219 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Lacey Seiffertt) Articles "In the year 2020, technology will become an increasingly more integral part of classical music. Our audiences have already been treated to technological additions to the traditional concert/performance: television screens at orchestral concerts, supertitles for operas, electronic music. In many ways..." http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=220 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=220 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Fotina Naumenko) Articles "Music. It is difficult to find a place where music does not exist in some form. From car radios to television commercials, restaurants to shopping destinations, elevators to airplanes; music plays an active role in today's society. While certainly styles and preferences have changed through the years, the over-arching category of..." http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=221 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=221 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Ashley Garofalo) Articles "In the 20th century world of specialization, artists found their position in society as the purveyors of new possibilities through open and free thought - from Picasso and Stravinsky to Jackson Pollock and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Having broken away from the intellectual boundaries of the Victorian era..." http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=250 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=250 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Bill Cahn) Articles "...If the delay of direct sound from different players is consistent the players appear to be able to adapt to the delay of sound from instruments across the stage. It appears likely that orchestral players are able to adapt to..." http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=248 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=248 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Jens Jørgen Dammerud) Articles "...The first fact deals with an overall value placed upon a commodity. If people intimately familiar with our product do not know the specialization it takes to win an orchestral job..." http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=252 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=252 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Alecia Lawyer) Articles "I get paid to live my dream. Twenty years ago, when I began playing the violin, alternative strings were just that — alternative. Most private teachers were not telling their students to listen to both Paganini and Ponty, nor were they suggesting that after learning a Bach partita students work on “Foggy Mountain Special” by Earl Flat and Lester Scruggs. Most school orchestra programs stuck to..." http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=223 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=223 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Jason Hurwitz) Articles "...From the mid ‘70s to the late ‘80s acoustic conditions for performers were investigated by different research groups. These investigations were groundbreaking at its time and contributed to a better understanding of acoustic conditions from the performers' point of view. Some of these studies also led to a proposal of objective measures like..." http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=247 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=247 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Jens Jørgen Dammerud) Articles [One] great event alone is not sufficient to erase the sobering realities in our field today. We all love to celebrate our triumphs, but as we gather here in the Twin Cities, it is important that we also focus frankly on the state of music in America, on our industry, and how it can not only succeed, but also thrive. The well-publicized reality is that there are increases in deficits, bankruptcies, and closings. I do not relish repeating, but it is important that we all recognize the harsh facts... http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=249 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=249 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Jesse Rosen) Articles The Baltimore Symphony recently did something that I'd wager has never been done before in the history of American orchestras — they invited their young students from an inner-city school program to perform on a subscription series concert. http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=246 http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=246 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400 info@polyphonic.org (Ann Drinan) Articles