Imagine you owned a gourmet restaurant with a loyal following but the patrons only paid $15 for a meal that cost you $45 to produce. Hard to survive on that, right? That is the case with orchestras. To survive with lower-than-average COVID ticket sales, and fixed costs like venues and musicians, orchestras around the world need the support of their communities more than ever. Cities such as Paris, London, New York, San Francisco may be large enough to weather the various storms, but what … [Read more...] about Understanding the Business of Orchestras Like Arizona Philharmonic
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Arizona Philharmonic Brings Out the Brass
Arizona Philharmonic (AZ Phil) Brass Quintet makes its debut at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 27, at Yavapai College Performance Arts Center, with a full complement of trumpet, horn, trombone and tuba players. The newly formed brass quintet allows the audience to experience the brilliance of brass instruments in their own concert setting. “This debut performance of the AZ Phil Brass Quintet is a delightful program of bold, beautiful and humorous music that will appeal to wide musical tastes and all … [Read more...] about Arizona Philharmonic Brings Out the Brass
Bringing Together Professional Musicians and Grade-School Composers
Arizona Philharmonic’s Jan. 9 performance of ¡Andalusia!, the Music of Southern Spain, has taken on a special Prescott community involvement. Not only is Maestro Peter Bay leading the orchestra with three exceptional soloists (Maria Flurry on marimba, and flamenco artist husband and wife team Chris Burton-Jácome on guitar and Lena Jácome, dancer), but there will be a special Prescott guest conductor and a selection of mini-compositions from Prescott-area school students. Conductor in … [Read more...] about Bringing Together Professional Musicians and Grade-School Composers