Culture Track 2014 was released this week. What is Culture Track? Well, it is basically a big study of people’s habits related to participation in cultural events. The Culture Track website says, “Fielded since 2003, Culture Track is the largest national tracking study focused exclusively on the ever-changing attitudes and behaviors of U.S. cultural consumers,[…]
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Lately, I’ve spent a fair amount of time on trains. In fact, I’m currently writing this from somewhere in eastern New York on hour nine of a tiring return to Rochester. I’m not just riding the rails for my health, of course (in fact, it has quite the opposite effect); some professional opportunities arose in[…]
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It’s April 15th as I write this, a day whose meanings vary significantly from person to person. If you are the average American, it is a day of numbers, sweat, and multiple calls to the IRS helpline; if you live in Rochester, New York, it is another day of bemoaning the stubborn endurance of winter[…]
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I think it is safe to say it: winter is over. Okay, so in Rochester we do still have some blackened snowdrifts lingering in parking lot corners, and yes, I did see a weather report that we’re supposed to get into the 20s again next week (!) but for the most part, the formidable season[…]
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Musicians and orchestras are beginning to experiment with the many possibilities that exist with new technologies, including Google Glass. Check out the video below featuring the Kansas City Symphony and ways they envision using the technology in the future.
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April 14, 2014 – 8PM Eastern Presenters: Steve Haase, Senior eCommerce Marketing Consultant at HubSpot Mike Lemire, Senior Marketing Consultant and Team Lead at HubSpot Register for Free Description: As a musician in today’s world, you need to be able to do more than just play. Sometimes you need to stand up for your ideas[…]
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The cover story of this month’s International Musician is an interview with Genghis Barbie, “the Self-Described Leading Post Post-Feminist Feminist All-Female Horn Experience.” “One thing that we’ve learned from creating and sustaining our own group is that it’s not only about finding the opportunities that are available to you, but actually discovering what it is[…]
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Grant proposals are due September 1, 2014 for the first cycle of grants under the newly established Paul R. Judy Center for Applied Research. Anyone can apply for these grants, which are intended to support new initiatives, events, and research surrounding the topic of “Innovative ensembles.” Grants will range from $500-$2,000 and a total of[…]
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Have you ever been knocked sideways by a performance of a work that you know really well? In fact, so well, that you have approached past performances more as duty rather than a pleasure. It happened to me recently with the Beethoven Ninth Symphony, one of the most popular and often performed works in the[…]
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From “Barry’s Blog” – “For every job, the No. 1 thing we look for is general cognitive ability, and it’s not I.Q. It’s learning ability. It’s the ability to process on the fly. It’s the ability to pull together disparate bits of information. We assess that using structured behavioral interviews that we validate to make[…]
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