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Every orchestra in the world oscillates between crisis and survival. This perpetual movement makes innovation, both in organizational form and in artistic product, vital to the sustainability of the symphony orchestra. Based on case study research in Flanders, Amsterdam and London, this book reflects on the sustainability crisis of the orchestra by framing it as a legitimacy crisis that affects both the orchestraâs artistic and organizational identity.

The aim of this book is to explore the dynamics between various and often conflicting factors in the orchestraâs quest for survival, and to show how these organizational dynamics relate to the orchestraâs repertoire. By highlighting the importance of every organizationâs specific environment to which it needs to adapt, this book illustrates that the orchestra field is not a field that relies on best practices.

The book reflects on conventional as well as innovative orchestra models, making the comparative point of view r

Orchestra Management

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Published 27 May 2024
      ISBN-13 9781032054278
      978-1032054278
      ISBN-10 1032054271
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Every orchestra in the world oscillates between crisis and survival. This perpetual movement makes innovation, both in organizational form and in artistic product, vital to the sustainability of the symphony orchestra. Based on case study research in Flanders, Amsterdam and London, this book reflects on the sustainability crisis of the orchestra by framing it as a legitimacy crisis that affects both the orchestraâs artistic and organizational identity.

      The aim of this book is to explore the dynamics between various and often conflicting factors in the orchestraâs quest for survival, and to show how these organizational dynamics relate to the orchestraâs repertoire. By highlighting the importance of every organizationâs specific environment to which it needs to adapt, this book illustrates that the orchestra field is not a field that relies on best practices.

      The book reflects on conventional as well as innovative orchestra models, making the comparative point of view r

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