Resounding enthusiasm for iOrchestra
At the final weekend of iOrchestra for 2014, in St Austell (MusicLab) and Truro (Re-Rite and The Big Finish open air concert) the...
Christmas entertainment
We played host to my parents for an extended visit over Christmas – after a rocky year they had a lot of cultural...
Sunshine fuels audience development
October already, and today autumn will start. At least in London, so they say. Yesterday was said to be the last of the...
Philharmonia Orchestra and south west consortium win ACE strategic touring money for i-Orchestra
Very excitingly, ACE has announced that the Philharmonia Orchestra and the consortium of South West organisations with whom they're working- including councils, music education hubs...
Sweet wrappers
At Aurora Orchestra’s ‘Love Song for the City last month at the Roundhouse, I’d been attracted by the idea of a concert programmed around...
Well that worked
A lesson in attracting a new audience: go to where they are. City of London Sinfonia had a go at this on Tuesday, holding the...
Engaging audiences
At the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert last night at the Royal Festival Hall, there was a moment of unusual audience engagement. Towards the...
Number crunching
I attended a concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra this Wednesday, at London's Southbank Centre. The draw was Sibelius' ever-uplifting Fifth Symphony, but the...