Symphony magazine, the signature publication of the League of American Orchestras, featured Philharmonia Fantastique in its latest issue. The article ‘Head of the Class’ discusses how educational programming and concerts are “reimagining a bright future for the genre—and for next-gen music lovers.”
“Since returning to live, in-person performance, more and more orchestras and their creative teams are upping their education-concert game. The last two years have seen a renaissance of original, robustly produced educational programs. Philharmonia Fantastique is a delightful romp, handsomely animated, and, to musical initiates, sneakily edifying. The harmonic series has rarely been so charming.”
Bates says “This piece is a serious endeavor, in the vein of Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortileges or Mother Goose Suite, which use vivid orchestration to conjure a world of wonder. “It’s really important to us that it reach people of all backgrounds and ages.”
Read the full article on the Symphony website.