More often than not, whenever we talk about outreach and making connections with our community, those conversations unfold in a very top-down prescribed manner, not unlike a list of boxes to tick off on a grant application. Although there are plenty of good conversations to have within those parameters, they tend shortchange meaningful grassroots efforts and we end up missing out on making sincere long-term connections.
Case in point, Holly Mulcahy published an article at Neo Classical on 10/18/15 titled It’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood that does a better job at not only explaining what genuine, grassroots connections are, but provides a variety of first-hand examples for when and where they can be employed.
If you’ve ever struggled with explaining why connecting with a community matters in a way that illustrates why orchestras matter, this is defiantly a post you will want to keep handy on your phone.
