if ticket revenue is no longer sufficient to cover expenses, even if all performances were sold out, then the operating principle for symphonies has fundamentally changed. Orchestras cannot consider themselves in the concert-giving business, but in the relationship-building business.
Jonathan Andrew Govias
Defining moments
When we speak of "Social Justice," can we demonstrate measurably its effect or impact in a manner that is consonant with the phrase? Or at the ultimate extension, can we possibly compensate a child through "Social Justice" for being born into poverty, famine, or war?
A Plea for Clemensy
I'm conscious of the practice of defaulting to the Chinese... or Mark Twain... when trying to attribute a quote - but in this case, I'm fairly certain there's a traditional Chinese curse that states "May you live in interesting times." According to Ben Cameron, the industry guru from the Doris Duke Foundation we heard speak … Continue reading A Plea for Clemensy
I’ve been sistematized…
Today the Abreu fellows had the honour of being inducted into the Fundación del Estado para el Sistema Nacional de las Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela, also known by the rather unlovely acronym FESNOJIV, but more universally shortened to el Sistema. FESNOJIV conductor, teacher and administrator Roberto Zambrano visited us at the New England … Continue reading I’ve been sistematized…
I've been sistematized…
Today the Abreu fellows had the honour of being inducted into the Fundación del Estado para el Sistema Nacional de las Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela, also known by the rather unlovely acronym FESNOJIV, but more universally shortened to el Sistema. FESNOJIV conductor, teacher and administrator Roberto Zambrano visited us at the New England … Continue reading I've been sistematized…
In media res…
I did a video interview on Wednesday for the proposed documentary on el Sistema and the Abreu Fellows program, hence another deliberately misspelled posting title. These media encounters are always mortifying, the equivalent of hearing your own voice on someone's answering machine, times one hundred thousand. Aside from having the original "face for radio", I … Continue reading In media res…
Summery
For the record, I do know how to spell. The title is simply some ill-considered laziness, ill-considered because it necessitated a disclaimer longer than the title "Summer Summary." That would have been entirely self-explanatory but also somewhat redundant sounding, even if technically correct. I'm going to dispense with the usual blog disclaimers about frequency of … Continue reading Summery
New Photos
The Conductors Guild, the national advocacy association, has posted photographs of the Cabrillo Festival workshop online via their facebook page. The photographer is rr jones, who writes his name in the manner of ee cummings.
Jonathan Andrew Govias 