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Photo: Helen Tansey
 
PDFWall Street Journal, Letter to the Editor
re: Orchestral Music and Youth


*St. Petersburg Times, Op-Ed:
Classical Brand Belies Music’s Diversity


PDFWashington Pavilion Public Forum:
Liberty, Justice, and Arts for All


PDFM.D. News,Symphony Notes:
Children Are Natural Musicians


PDFWindsor Star, Guest Column:
Sharing music keeps WSO alive


Over the past few decades, orchestras have diversified their programs, repertoire, and styles of presentation in order to meet the needs and interests of their communities. Most American orchestras now present educational, family, ’casual’, and outdoor parks concerts, in addition to masterworks and pops subscription series.
 
These five short pieces explore the interplay of orchestras, education, and democratic culture—a subject which I find endlessly fascinating!
  
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