To study Music is to study the Self ~ Shunryu Suzuki
Posted in Arts Advocacy, Essentials on Nov 17th, 2011
Released Wednesday, November 16, 2011 The Summit Group is composed of representatives of a broad range of colleges, universities, and arts organizations across Central New York. We have extensive experience […]
Posted in Arts Advocacy, Habits of Mind on May 30th, 2011
One important attribute of Hamilton College’s new Educational Goals (listed in my previous blog post and described here) that has not yet received much attention is their internal design. There […]
Posted in Arts Advocacy, Conducting, Culture, Performance on May 8th, 2011
I just wanted to take a quick break from studying Mahler 1 to tell you how jazzed and amazed I am at the energy and excitement around the concert of […]
Posted in Arts Advocacy, Culture on Apr 24th, 2011
The crisis experienced in recent months by the Syracuse Symphony is unfortunately reflected in other places – Detroit, where the orchestra took a 23% pay cut after a six-month strike; […]
Posted in Arts Advocacy, Culture on Apr 15th, 2011
The musicians of the Syracuse Symphony are vital cultural infrastructure crucial to the cultural vitality of all of Central New York, not only Syracuse itself. I personally find unacceptable the notion that this area cannot support a full time orchestra.