Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

viii

Author Biographies

xii

Preface

Paul Boghossian

xxvi

Introduction

Michael Beckerman

xxxiv

PART I

1.

The Enduring Value of Classical Music in the Western Tradition

Ellen T. Harris and Michael Beckerman

1

2.

The Live Concert Experience: Its Nature and Value

Christopher Peacocke and Kit Fine

7

3.

Education and Classical Music

Michael Beckerman, Ara Guzelimian, Ellen T. Harris, and Jenny Judge

15

4.

Music Education and Child Development

Assal Habibi, Hanna Damasio, and Antonio Damasio

29

5.

A Report on New Music

Alex Ross

39

6.

The Evolving Role of Music Journalism

Zachary Woolfe and Alex Ross

47

7.

The Serious Business of the Arts: Good Governance in Twenty-First-Century America

Deborah Borda

55

8.

Audience Building and Financial Health in the Nonprofit Performing Arts: Current Literature and Unanswered Questions (Executive Summary)

Francie Ostrower and Thad Calabrese

63

9.

Are Labor and Management (Finally) Working Together to Save the Day? The COVID-19 Crisis in Orchestras

Matthew VanBesien

75

10.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Racial Injustice in the Classical Music Professions: A Call to Action

Susan Feder and Anthony McGill

87

11.

The Interface between Classical Music and Technology

Laurent Bayle and Catherine Provenzano

103

PART II

12.

Expanding Audiences in Miami: The New World Symphony’s New Audiences Initiative

Howard Herring and Craig Hall

121

13.

Attracting New Audiences at the BBC

Tom Service

143

14.

Contemporary Classical Music: A Komodo Dragon? New Opportunities Exemplified by a Concert Series in South Korea

Unsuk Chin and Maris Gothoni

157

15.

The Philharmonie de Paris, the Démos Project, and New Directions in Classical Music

Laurent Bayle

177

16.

What Classical Music Can Learn from the Plastic Arts

Olivier Berggruen

183

Index

191

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