Over the past two weeks I've been either attending or conducting concerts woven around a central idea. As both an audience member and as a performer, what struck me was the realization that these were as much projects as they were concerts, and that those projects created a following (read audience or community) around the organizing ideas. That led me to think about the way communities are formed, how they sustain themselves, and why they stay alive or die.Mulling over the subject, in turn, led to these ten little questions. Perhaps they … [Read more...]
Fresh ideas on building arts communities
