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Bang on a Can: Inspiring Innovation for Today’s Music Entrepreneurs

June 30, 2018

Last week, I had the privilege of participating on a panel examining the music powerhouse, Bang on a Can, as a case study in successful arts entrepreneurship. The panel, a Career Development session for composers and other musicians, was sponsored by the American Composers Orchestra as part of the Underwood New Music Readings, a program that discovers today’s brightest orchestral composers and …

Conversation with David Lang: Creativity, Entrepreneurship and What it Means to be an Artist in the 21st Century

September 26, 2013

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Last week, I initiated a new program at the Yale School of Music featuring important thought leaders around Yale to open up a conversation on the arts in the 21st Century. For our first program, I had the pleasure to interviewing my friend and colleague, composer David Lang, along with 3 students at the Yale School of Music, for …

So Percussion: The Entrepreneurial Ensemble Shares Its Model of Success

April 2, 2012

The Yale School of Music community recently had the pleasure of welcoming Adam Sliwinski and Josh Quillen, two members of the red-hot percussion quartet, So Percussion, who talked about the entrepreneurial model of creating and running a successful ensemble. Here is their take on collaboration, blending art and commerce and expanding the audience for classical music. To get in the …