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Many things have come and gone in Dayton during the last 75 years – people, companies, technology. One constant, much to the community’s benefit, has been the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, celebrating its 75th anniversary season this season. Highlights include:
Dave Bukvic, the DPO’s Director of Marketing and Public Relations, is the man charged with getting the word out to the media and patrons alike. “It’s all about relationships,” Bukvic offers, “and it is a challenge to address everyone as they deserve to be – from acknowledging the support of long-standing patrons to encouraging people to buy tickets to a performance for the first time. Television, print and radio advertisements are basically relations by proxy – that’s why we love working with Classical 88.1, it makes people smile because it is a genuine outlet for the arts with a real connection to listeners,” he finishes. An early linchpin in the 2007-2008 concert season is the NCR Made in America Festival. Why focus on American composers? “At the end of the day, Neal just wanted to do it!” laughs, Bukvic, “Neal always looks carefully at what the orchestra has done and what people are responding to, and he felt we needed to place a prominent role on American composers during our 75th anniversary season as an American orchestra.” This theme will be overarching throughout the DPO’s different series programs – Classical, Pops and Chamber, through October. How important are American composers to Classical music? Bukvic offers this prediction – “The 20th Century is the American Century for Classical music – a hundred years from now, people like John Adams will be remembered as the Beethovens of their day.” The SuperPops Series continues to be huge draw for the DPO, this season’s schedule that includes Art Garfunkel and Judy Collins should help introduce even more folks to the DPO. “Pardon the term, but the Pops series is our gateway drug – it helps ease people into a classical environment, helps them try it and hopefully they’ll come back for a Classical Series performance. Over the years, there have been plenty of Classical performances courtesy of the DPO – begun in 1939, celebrating its 75th season this year (while the DPO Youth Orchestra celebrates its 70th). “Paul Katz started the DPO, and what was so great about it was that it was seemingly a terrible time to try something this ambitious – but it was supported from a grassroots level and is really an inseparable part of the community,” Bukvic remarks. A symbol of this link to the community is the DPO’s educational outreach program that routinely schedules 1,000 visits per year – the largest of its kind in the country. Bukvic and the DPO consider themselves lucky to have Classical 88.1 as a community partner. “We are two facets of the same desire, helping people get deeper into the arts and music. Developing a love of Classical music is a long-term process – Classical 88.1 is the best way to grow interest in Classical music because it can be done comfortably bit by bit in your car, and then you can have an immersive experience with a full orchestra with the DPO at the Schuster,” Bukvic closes. Well said!
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