Who are we?
In 2003, members of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra began working with Manhattan School of Music instrumental students to hone their interpretive, leadership and communication skills by preparing these aspiring young artists to present an orchestral performance in which the musicians themselves fulfilled all of the roles and responsibilities of a music director.
Under the guidance of Orpheus coaches, students in the MSM Chamber Sinfonia are directly responsible for selecting their own concert program, choosing their own leaders, creating their own interpretation, running their own rehearsals and directing their own performance.
The Orpheus Institute at MSM of 2008 is already underway. While rehearsals do not begin until the third week in October, much must be done in preparation for the final performance on Thursday, November 6th. The purpose of this blog is for the students involved in the Orpheus Institute at MSM to reflect on the process of creating a program without a conductor. In the upcoming weeks, you will hear from students invovled in a variety of the OI processes.
We hope you enjoy our blog!
