The Millennials’ Orchestra: The Challenges Facing U.S. Symphony Orchestras –...
“The Millennials’ Orchestra” series of blog posts are not meant to be opinion pieces, but rather founded in research, which I gathered and reported as part of my graduate Capstone project from...
View ArticleMillennial Classical Musicians: A Who’s Who of Rising Classical Stars (Part 1)
By Catherine Starek – Classical Music Contributor, Gen Y Hub’s Millennial Magazine Classical music…it’s stuffy, boring, and something that only old people enjoy, right? I beg to differ (and I’ll prove...
View ArticleGateway to the West
For those of you who know me, or already follow my blog, you may have noticed my hiatus from publishing new posts. A lot has happened in my life over the past 5 months, and now that I’ve settled in...
View ArticleMillennial Classical Musicians – Part 2
Millennial Classical Musicians: Part 2 This is the second installment in a 4-part series that takes a close look at how Millennials are shaping the future of classical music. * * * Part one of...
View ArticleThe Millennials’ Orchestra: From The Millennial’s Perspective
“The Millennials’ Orchestra” series of blog posts are not meant to be opinion pieces, but rather founded in research, which I gathered and reported as part of my graduate Capstone project from...
View ArticleRestoring Classical Music in the New Millennium – Part 3
Recap of Parts 1 & 2: PART 1: The first installment of the “Restoring Classical Music in the New Millennium” series placed the spotlight on a couple of young and talented classical musicians. At...
View ArticleThe Millennial Alumni Research Project
It’s hard to believe that I’m coming up on one year post-graduation from American University’s Arts Management program and the completion of my Capstone Project, ‘The Millennials’ Orchestra –...
View ArticleYou’ve Cott Mail: Some thoughts on how to connect Millennials with classical...
In the May 1st, 2014 edition of You’ve Cott Mail, the topic of conversation was how to connect Millennials with Classical Music. Copied below are some of the thoughts shared around this topic. In...
View ArticlePhoto Challenge: Work of Art
Work of Art – National Cathedral: Space Window in Washington, D.C.Filed under: Photo Challenge, The Arts Tagged: art, moon rock, National Cathedral, Photo Challenge, photograph, Space Window, stained...
View ArticleThe Millennials’ Orchestra: Changing Styles of Engagement
“The Millennials’ Orchestra” series of blog posts are not meant to be opinion pieces, but rather founded in research, which I gathered and reported as part of my graduate Capstone project from...
View ArticleThe Millennials’ Orchestra: Competing for Attention
“The Millennials’ Orchestra” series of blog posts are not meant to be opinion pieces, but rather founded in research, which I gathered and reported as part of my graduate capstone project from...
View ArticleThe Millennials’ Orchestra: Millennial Generation Audiences & Donors
Millennial Generation Audiences & Donors Social media, the Internet, and mobile technology are considered to be key to connecting, interacting, and building relationships between Millennials and...
View ArticleThe Millennials’ Orchestra: Millennial Generation Audiences & Donors (cont.)
As a continuation of my last blog post Millennial Generation Audiences & Donors, I’m staying on the subject of technology and leveraging technology to help connect with next gen orchestra patrons....
View ArticleCorrection: GEN Z Dominates the Inagural Cliburn Junior Competition
First Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival June 21-28, 2015 Ed Landreth Auditorium and PepsiCo Hall, TCU Fort Worth, Texas USA The Cliburn are launching a brand new program today...
View ArticleJust Play for the Music
My dad was diagnosed with recurrent kidney cancer in May 2014. One month ago, he lost the long battle against cancer and I lost my hero. He was the man who introduced me to classical music. The story...
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