{"id":6427,"date":"2011-05-15T12:10:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T19:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/?p=6427"},"modified":"2013-02-07T20:48:45","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T04:48:45","slug":"whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2011\/05\/15\/whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"what’s next?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The few remaining stragglers from the trip to New York will be arriving back home to Portland today, and the out of town fun has been had (and had, and had…). Slowly, we’ll all come down from the tremendous high that resulted from our triumphant debut in the epicenter of the world’s musical capital. So, one might ask, what’s next?<\/p>\n

Well, in literal terms, we have our first rehearsal for our final Classical series concert on Monday morning. Hopefully our instruments will have arrived on the truck from New York shortly before that happens! Fittingly, the concert is a tribute to the orchestra and some of its most valued star musicians. Entitled “Celebrating the Orchestra<\/a>“, the program features eight musicians from the ranks of the orchestra showcased in a variety of colorful showpieces. The concert then concludes with B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k’s brilliant Concerto for Orchestra<\/em>.<\/p>\n

But in the longer term, what does this trip mean for the Oregon Symphony?<\/p>\n

First, the intangibles. We’re all puffed up with pride from our great showing in New York, and that will last us for a long time. We came, we saw, we conquered. We proved that we were more than ready for the world stage. I think that our performances from now on will be at a level that is a step above from what our usual audiences are used to, and then we will continue to move upward and onward. There might be a bit of a swagger in our step, so to speak, but there is no doubt that Carlos will make sure that our heads don’t get too big for our bonnets. I also think that we won’t be taken for granted in Portland and the state of Oregon any more, to the extent that that was actually occurring before. Pride in the hometown band will only increase, buoyed by the live\/archived performance at Carnegie that our local fans were able to hear back here at home.<\/p>\n

Next, the more concrete consequences. I think that there may be some invitations to play at some of the better halls and series on our own side of the country. I suspect that it might be slightly less difficult to be invited to play in Seattle’s Benaroya Hall or LA’s Disney Hall, for example. At the very least, we’re on the national radar in a significant way now. And there is the matter of Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Even listening to the radio broadcast or internet streaming audio, it was obvious how much local audiences don’t<\/em> hear in our own home. Major capital projects take decades to make happen, but there might be the seed of something that has started with this performance that might eventually lead to the construction of a purpose-built symphonic concert hall in Portland, Oregon. It’s all pie in the sky for now, but it’s not too early to dream, and to start having a public conversation about the benefits of such a venue to the orchestra and the city.<\/p>\n

So, those are my initial impressions of what’s next.<\/p>\n

What do you<\/em> think lies ahead for the Oregon Symphony?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  The few remaining stragglers from the trip to New York will be arriving back home to Portland today, and the out of town fun has been had (and had, and had…). Slowly, we’ll all come down from the tremendous high that resulted from our triumphant debut in the epicenter of the world’s musical capital. 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