Making Art Work

During our interview with new music advocate Neva Pilgrim, we will discuss the important role of the Society for New Music in the community, tips for grant writing, and much more.

During our conversation with Dr. Kheli Willetts, executive director of the Community Folk Art Center in Syracuse, we'll discuss the organization's tuition-free after school programs, their partnership with Syracuse University, STEM to STEAM, and much more.

During part 2 of our conversation with former orchestra executive Henry Fogel, we'll talk about the importance of organizational renewal, budgeting for a surplus, and current events in the orchestra industry.

In part one of two interviews with orchestra guru Henry Fogel, the conversation centers around the qualities of good leaders, the value of empathy, and evolving orchestra business models.

In this interview with David Grindle, executive director of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, we will explore the world of technical theater across the globe. From the "Phantom of the Opera" chandelier to the automated sets in "Wicked," today's theater producers rely on USITT and their expertise when designing and creating their productions. We will explore this "behind the scenes" world, including the technology behind the Metropolitan Opera's newly-created Ring Cycle.

In part two of our interview with Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra President Trey Devey, we'll explore the art of fundraising, take a broad view of the orchestra field, and learn the importance of learning how to take 'no' for an answer.

In part one of a two-part interview, we'll meet Trey Devey, former executive director of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and current President of the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra. During this segment, Mr. Devey explains the CSO's approach to balancing history with contemporary programming, as well as the genesis of the orchestra's $85 million gift from Cincinnati philanthropist Louise Nippert.

In this interview with film location manager Mike Fantasia, we will explore his many collaborations with director Steven Spielberg, including such films as "Munich," "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Fantasia will also discuss the logistics and arrangements involved in bringing a large film crew to small-town America!

Catherine Underhill is the newly-appointed Managing Director of Symphoria, Central New York's new professional symphony orchestra. In this wide-ranging interview, Underhill shares her reasons for returning to her hometown of Syracuse, challenges that she faces in her new role, and her optimistic outlook on the future of the orchestra.

Current music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony, conductor JoAnn Falletta is not the average music director. In addition to her vital role as conductor, multi-GRAMMY winner Falletta is also deeply involved in the administrative operations of the organizations with which she works. During part one of our interview, we discuss the importance of the partnership between the artistic and administrative sides of an arts organization, the process of making a recording of a full orchestra, and the importance of her role in cultivating arts philanthropy.