Author: Fogel, Benjamin

Publication Year: 1976

Media Type: Report

Summary:

Abstract:

The objectives of the Exxon/Arts Endowment Conductors Program has been to identify young conductors with the potential to serve as music directors, and to provide them with the experience that would equip them to do so. This has been done by placing such conductors in three-year internships with major orchestras, where they have the opportunity, under the tutelage of a distinguished music director, to acquire a breadth of experience that would enable them to learn the skills required of a music director.

As the Exxon/Arts Endowment Conductors Program approached completion of its first three-year round of operations, the sponsors decided that guidance for future funding decisions was required. This study was undertaken to estimate American orchestras' future needs for musical and administrative leadership, and to assess the appropriateness of the present program as a means of meeting these needs. It was also thought useful to identify ways to improve the effectiveness of the program. Further, it was apparent that the execution of this project would require the systematic compilation of a body of data on American orchestras that is neither currently available nor readily accessible. Thus, an additional objective was to provide the National Endowment for the Arts with a data base having broader usefulness in the future.
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