We had a great experience with our webinar, “Presenting Concerts in Your Local Community: Creative Ideas for Making Concerts Happen Anywhere” on Monday night! Hosted by Polyphonic On-Campus, Steve and I used the WCMW as a case study to explore strategies and ideas for creating community-centered events. We shared our personal insight in getting to know your community, evaluating your assets, getting funded, and creating opportunities. Ready to make concerts happen in your local community? Get started by watching our webinar presentation!
Presenting Concerts in Your Local Community
Ever wondered how musicians can afford to give concerts for free? Interested in learning more about how Steve and I built the Westminster Chamber Music Workshop (WCMW)? Want an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the chamber music series?
Join us for an exciting presentation and live Q&A on Monday, March 19 from 8:00-9:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time presented by the popular young musician initiative, Polyphonic On-Campus. It's free!
Presenting Concerts in Your Local Community: Creative Ideas for Making Concerts Happen Anywhere
Presented by WCMW Artistic Directors, Ashley and Steve Danyew
As musicians, we love to put on concerts, perform for others, showcase our friends, and share our passion for music with all kinds of audiences. Organizing a concert or a series of events can seem daunting, and we often make excuses why it's not possible or won't be successful. In this webinar, we will discuss how we made music happen in our community – from finding sources of funding, to finding performers and venues, to building a local audience base, and more!
We will use the Westminster Chamber Music Workshop (WCMW), a chamber music series based in a small New England town as a case study for thinking about creative ways to make music happen in any community – large or small. This webinar will give you the tools to create your own opportunities for music-making and presenting. There is always a way to make it happen - we just need to be creative!
Location: Your computer. With the power of the wonderful world-wide web, you can join us from the comforts of your living room, fuzzy slippers and all! Platform details to follow once you are registered. Click here to sign up for the free webinar.
WCMW: First Look!
As some of you might recall, Steve and I co-founded and co-directed the first Westminster Chamber Music Workshop last summer (recaps here and here). A week-long series of music events for the community alongside a chamber choir workshop for adult amateurs, we wrote a few grants, built a website, contacted the press, brought in guest artists from the regional area, advertised, and organized the details. What a wonderful privilege to be able to create new opportunities for music! These sorts of creative projects are some of my favorites as they combine my interests in leadership, community music, and teaching.
Last week, we announced the dates for the 2012 WCMW (read the full post here). If you’re in the area, be sure to mark your calendars!
We’ll be announcing our 2012 Guest Artists in the weeks to come but for now, here’s an idea of what’s in store:
- a dynamic, classical string duo (cello and violin)
- a soulful jazz trio featuring a vocalist from New Orleans
- a community sing led by a passionate choral director and music educator
- a cutting-edge saxophone quartet
I hope you’ll plan to join us for these four very exciting events if you’re nearby! Want to be in the know? Subscribe to our blog (see sidebar) and sign up for WCMW email updates!
