Our Mission
Insight was born from a desire to share historically inaccessible music education to general audiences. Our salon-style concerts invite you into the hidden world of music-making through immersive presentations, performances, and discussion panels.
Importance
Over the last few decades, attendance rates of live classical music concerts have plummeted. Only 10-15% of Americans claim to have a moderate or close relationship to classical music, and only 4% of whom attend concerts on a regular basis. The majority of these regular concertgoers (74%) had a formative experience with music at an early age (Knight Foundation).
In Action
Insight pairs performances by accomplished musicians with interactive, in-depth presentations. Audiences come to understand classical music on a deeper level. Each concert centers around an imaginative theme that introduces 2-3 musical insights. We explore the methods composers use to evoke certain emotions and ideas. The interactive nature of each concert fosters relationships between musicians and those listening.
Branching Out
Insight also offers online courses and videos which help reach a wider network of people. Our last example was the collaboration with San Francisco Ballet School where we produced a music video for a new work. Accompanying these videos were interviews with the project's composer and the dancers involved to give a behind the scenes look into the interaction between the art forms. The videos are released on Youtube free to the public.
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Professional musicians can deepen their insight through our online educational content on advanced musical concepts. These courses have featured guest instructors and authors from prestigious institutions around the world.
