Music – Xavier Castañer

Artistic deficit and the determinants of cultural programming and innovation

April 17, 2011August 23, 2022 - Leave a Comment

Since at least the early 1990s, several observers have argued that the USA suffers from an artistic deficit. Most of them have claimed that cultural organizations – in particular, performing art …

Conducting and organizational leadership: Are leaders like conductors? Or, are conductors leaders?

October 10, 2010August 23, 2022 - Leave a Comment

Organizational leaders are often compared with (music) conductors. The image of conducting is even used to describe a good leader. I believe the analogy is rather imperfect. Music conductors’ (whether orchestral, choral …