The Loose Filter Project: More good ideas from Marin Alsop

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More good ideas from Marin Alsop

I've written previously about the good ideas Marin Alsop is implementing at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and here's another one.

On Tuesday night at Strathmore, the BSO held the first part of a two-night event called "Rusty Musicians With the BSO," created by Music Director Marin Alsop as a way for the BSO to celebrate Strathore's fifth anniversary season. Anybody older than 25 who played an orchestral instrument and could read music could have a chance to perform serious orchestral repertory with the BSO players.

What a fantastic way to not only reach out to amateur and former musicians in the region, but to humanize the BSO players, and the organization as a whole. 400 "rusty musicians" applied, and the orchestra was able to accommodate them all.

Posted by Dustin Soiseth on 05 February 2010 | Permalink

Comments

This is a FANTASTIC idea!

Posted by: Stuart Sims | 06 February 2010 at 10:37 AM

Wow. It boggles the mind that more orchestras haven't hit on this idea before.

Posted by: Nikk | 06 February 2010 at 10:52 AM

I'm with VisitBaltimore, and we just did a video with Marin Alsop from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. In the video she tells us about her love for Baltimore, and her hopes for the BSO. Check it out at http://bit.ly/dBwSkP

Posted by: VisitBaltimore | 23 March 2010 at 09:21 AM

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