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.

The Muse in Music: Keitaro Harada on New Music in Local and International Communities

By, Dan Perttu

In this episode of my Muse in Music video blog, I talk with Keitaro Harada, the Music and Artistic Director of the Savannah Philharmonic and the Associate Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony, about his multicultural background that includes both America and Japan and how he incorporates new music from both American and Japanese composers into his programming in the various cities in which he works on both sides of the Pacific.

Photo by the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

The Muse in Music - Carlos Izcaray on Diversity of Composers and Paths to the Future for Orchestras

By, Dan Perttu

In this episode of the Muse in Music video blog, I talk with Carlos Izcaray, the Music Director of the Alabama Symphony, on what inspires him about his work; how important the concept of "balance" in the arts is to creators and audiences; how to find new music for audiences that is the "right kind of challenge"; and the increasing diversity of composers in the present and what "diversity" means, including diversity of origins and diversity of paths in life. Please join us!

Photo by Taylor Campbell