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Joshua Roman

Relationships Pave the Way to Financing Projects

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Cellist Joshua Roman talks with Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson of Noted Endeavors about the importance of relationships and how those relationships can open doors to realizing projects.

Josh realized the importance of relationships early in his career. Projects such as “On Grace” with Anna Deavere Smith – a work for actor and cello featuring original music composed by Roman, which premiered in February 2012 at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral and is now performed around the country – were born from relationships.

Linda Chesis

The Nitty-Gritty of Selling Tickets

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The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival in the historic Village of Cooperstown is located in a small town in the heart of central New York with global appeal. Originally famous through its association with The Leatherstocking Tales by author James Fenimore Cooper (son of Cooperstown’s founder William Cooper) it is now the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame and one of the finest Music Festivals in the country. Started by flutist  Linda Chesis in 1999, Cooperstown Summer Music Festival concerts have been featured on Performance Today, America’s most popular classical music radio program, with more than 1.3 million weekly listeners. Linda Chesis is the tireless head of the festival, its Music Director, its host, its champion, and its driving force.

 To find out more about The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival go to:
http://www.cooperstownmusicfest.org

Joshua Roman

Seek Out Your Own Voice

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Called “a classical rock star,” by the press, cellist Joshua Roman has earned national renown for performing a wide range of repertoire in multiple genres. A creative artist, he’s dedicated to performance leadership, expanding new work through collaboration, and he’s also recognized as an accomplished curator and programmer. In his work as Artistic Director of Seattle Town Hall’s TownMusic series, his vision is to engage and expand the classical music audience. At the age of 22 Roman became the principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony before launching out on a solo career that makes him one of the most in demand cellists around the world. In 2011 Roman was named a TED Fellow.

For more about Joshua Roman, go to:
JoshuaRoman.com

Jenny Bilfield

The Best Investment = Video

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Jenny Bilfield talks with Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson about the best investment that a performer can make – a promotional video.

Jenny Bilfield, the President and CEO of Washington Performing Arts, works to create profound opportunities that connect community and artists, in both education and performance. Using 11 venues that criss-cross the DC metropolitan area, the careers of emerging artists are launched and nurtured, while established artists return to develop closer relationships with audiences and creative partners. Excellence and authenticity are qualities Bilfield looks for in all performers. A presence onstage speaking before each performance, and a tireless networker throughout the D.C. area, Jenny continues to broaden Washington Performing Arts’ profile and organizational capacity through new programmatic collaborations and alliances.

For more information about Washington Performing Arts, go to:
http://washingtonperformingarts.org.

Linda Chesis

Starting a Festival and THE ASK

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Noted Endeavors founders Eugenia Zukerman and Emily Ondracek-Peterson ask Linda Chesis of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival how she did it.

Flutist and festival artistic director Linda Chesis saw Cooperstown, NY as an ideal location for a music festival. With its picturesque lake setting, small town charm, restaurants and attractions, including the National Baseball Hall of Fame, The Farmers’ Museum, and the Fenimore Art Museum it seemed an ideal spot. Beginning with three events in 1999, Linda has since then offered the region more than 100 performances, from classical to contemporary, jazz to bluegrass, cabaret to kids’ concerts. The Festival has featured: Midori, Hank Jones, the American String Quartet, the Tokyo String Quartet, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Tim Fain, Bill Charlap, Hilary Kole, Simone Dinnerstein, and Mark O’Connor. How did Linda Chesis do it? With a lot of work and a lot of love.

To find out more about The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival go to:
cooperstownmusicfest.org