Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The enduring value of classical music in the western tradition

2. The live concert experience : its nature and value

3. Education and classical music

4. Music education and child development

5. A report on new music

6. The evolving role of music journalism

7. The serious business of the arts : good governance in twenty-first-century America

8. Audience building and financial health in the nonprofit performing arts : current literature and unanswered questions (executive summary)

9. Are labor and management (finally) working together to save the day? The COVID-19 crisis in orchestras

10. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and racial injustice in the classical music professions : a call to action

11. The interface between classical music and technology

12. Expanding audiences in Miami : the new world symphony’s new audiences initiative

13. Attracting new audiences at the BBC

14. Contemporary classical music : a komodo dragon? New opportunities exemplified by a concert series in South Korea

15. The Philharmonie de Paris, the démos project, and new directions in classical music

16. What classical music can learn from the plastic arts