The first year I started in San Francisco, there was an…
“The first year I started in San Francisco, there was an American work on every program and there's been a lot of music by living composers and gradually that was part of the process of getting the audience really to trust me.”
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He describes early San Francisco work with American composers, building audience trust through contemporary music.
In simple terms: Built trust by showcasing living composers.
Promote modern composers to engage audiences.
Themes
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When to use this quote
- concert programming
- educational outreach
- media promotion
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can venues introduce new music effectively?
- What role does education play in audience trust?
Audience may resist unfamiliar works without context.