The Muse in Music - Jessica Satava on Co-Creation between Orchestras, Composers, and Audiences

By, Dan Perttu

On this episode of the Muse in Music, I talk with Jessica Satava, the Executive Director of the Greenville Symphony in South Carolina about the process of co-creation between orchestras, composers, and audiences. We cover how orchestras have to balance fulfilling audience demand for the classics while introducing new music, particularly contemporary music that is relevant to the region of the orchestra. Please join us for this exciting conversation!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYU8VbSudsw

The Muse in Music: Andrew Crust on Prgramming, Diversity, and the Meaning of "Relevance"

By, Dan Perttu

Please join me as I interview conductor Andrew Crust, Music Director of the Lima Symphony Orchestra (Ohio). We discuss what inspires him in his work and cover how he programs new music along with the classics. As we talk, the concept of keeping programming "relevant" for audiences arises, and Andrew goes into depth about the meaning of "relevance."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA6PF41VTZs

The Muse in Music - Nate Bachhuber on Artistic Planning for Orchestras in the 2020's

By, Dan Perttu

In this episode of my Muse in Music video blog, I talk with Nate Bachhuber, the Vice President of Artistic Planning at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO), about his approaches to artistic planning at the CSO, particularly as they pertain to the music of living composers. We discuss where the field of orchestral music might be heading and the extent to which orchestras are now striving to make their programming more relevant to their audiences. Nate talks specifically about what the CSO has been doing to this end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZtxSGkAcck