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Those who choose to make the orchestra enterprise their life's work face a host of challenges that have beset orchestra managers since the very beginning of the

A fascinating exploration of the relationship between American culture and music as defined by musicians, scholars, and critics from around the world. Music has

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Every orchestra in the world oscillates between crisis and survival. This perpetual movement makes innovation, both in organizational form and in artistic produ