Change is in the Air at the Jacksonville Symphony
As summer continues its march towards back to school and the Jacksonville Symphony season, there is a definite feeling of “change” in the air at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. The 2015-2016 Jacksonville Symphony season will be the first full season with Music Director Courtney Lewis at the helm.
A Postcard from Europe … to the Heart of Jacksonville
Recently, I was on a multi-city tour of Europe in my role with the New York Philharmonic. Here are some of my thoughts about music as we toured. By Courtney Lewis
A Season of Firsts
Recently, we announced the 2015/16 Jacksonville Symphony season. As the first season I’ve planned since taking the music directorship, I think it’s fair to say that there has been a certain degree of anticipation about what’s in store.
Change Is In the Air
Change is in the air at the Jacksonville Symphony. The addition of Music Director Courtney Lewis, in May, and President & CEO Robert Massey, in January, marks the dawn of a new era for the city’s largest cultural institution.
Aaron Brask
I’m sure that most people wouldn’t know how nine-ball (the dominant billiardssym janfeb15 Aaron Brask IMG_0946 tournament game) could help make a better musician, but for Aaron Brask, French horn player for the Jacksonville Symphony, nine-ball has been both a rehabilitative treatment and a hobby.
Making the Symphony the Place to Be for Young People
One of the biggest challenges facing every orchestra, including the Jacksonville Symphony, is how to attract more young people to our concerts? Although studies have shown that people tend to move towards classical music later in life, I’m always surprised that many people my age who wouldn’t dream of missing the latest exhibition at a major gallery never even consider coming to a concert.
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