{"id":45414,"date":"2025-10-16T13:20:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?p=45414"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:20:55","slug":"power-of-inclusion-summermusik-motivating-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/power-of-inclusion-summermusik-motivating-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of Inclusion &#8211; Summermusik: Motivating Musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cProgramming has a big impact on our audience, and also on musicians and how they view us,\u201d says Summermusik Executive Director Evan Gidley, speaking of resident ensemble Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO). He believes that experiencing different music, and adjusting performance style, is both challenging and rewarding to musicians. It instills a sense of purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music Director Eckart Preu consistently validates musicians\u2019 input. He welcomes their programming ideas for ensemble concerts, their suggestions for orchestra repertoire, and their input during rehearsals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSummermusik is where I get to flex my creative musician muscles,\u201d says Principal Flute Annie Darlin Gordon. \u201cI relish the opportunity to help curate an ensemble performance knowing that I will have musician colleagues capable of anything I ask of them, support from the orchestra\u2019s administration and leadership, and a loyal audience eagerly waiting to see what new, exciting thing we have to offer them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Summermusik occupies the month of August, with full orchestra each Saturday evening and smaller ensemble concerts throughout the month. \u201cAugust is fun, less serious,\u201d Gidley says, \u201cso the atmosphere is more laid back. It\u2019s like a reunion. And the pressure of shows in quick succession forces people to work together.\u201d Contributing to the reunion vibe, CCO hosts a post-concert party at a nearby gallery for musicians, staff, board, and patrons after each Saturday concert. \u201cA majority of musicians choose to attend,\u201d says Gidley, \u201cand some are often among the last to leave! It\u2019s a nice way for everyone to unwind during a stressful month.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cWe Are One\u201d festival extends CCO programming into springtime, and this especially is where musicians get to explore music from other cultures. The festival\u2019s mission: \u201cto amplify under-consulted voices by acknowledging historical and contemporary inequities and celebrating unique cultures through music, art, and dialogue.\u201d Themes have included \u201cHope,\u201d telling immigrant and refugee stories; \u201cEmpower,\u201d celebrating the Negro Spiritual; and \u201cWater,\u201d exploring both Native American and Asian Indian cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CCO\u2019s growing community engagement work is another source of motivation. Musicians play regularly at Ronald McDonald House, which provides comfort and support to families with children who are ill or injured. \u201cWe get great musician feedback on those.\u201d While creative programming and musician input enhance their sense of belonging at the CCO, Gidley hastens to add that \u201ceveryone has a better experience if it\u2019s not just about the music. Personal relationships are extremely important. Personal&nbsp;relationships make the work we do feel less like work and more like fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/power-of-inclusion-promusica-chamber-orchestra-caring-for-musicians\/\">Previous: ProMusica Chamber Orchestra: Caring for Musicians<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/power-of-inclusion-capital-city-symphony-a-community-of-choice\/\">Next: Capital City Symphony: A Community of Choice<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/catalyst-guide-the-power-of-inclusion\/\">Return to the full guide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"1\"><em>Photo: Support from the orchestra\u2019s administration and leadership gives Summermusik Principal Flute Annie Darlin Gordon the confidence needed to take artistic risks.<\/em> <em>Photo by Mark Lyons.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cProgramming has a big impact on our audience, and also on musicians and how they view us,\u201d says Summermusik Executive Director Evan Gidley, speaking of resident ensemble Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (CCO). 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