5 Links to Consider | July 24, 2024

A round-up of this week's compelling and considered clicks, compiled from The Absolute Sound's veteran staff of experts and reviewers.

1. Lincoln Center’s Audiences Deserve Music Worthy of Them

   “Which is why Symphony of Choice gave me pause when I first heard about it. The goal was for the Festival Orchestra to offer a taste of its programs over the next few weeks. The gimmick was a crowdsourced popularity contest. The orchestra played snippets of two symphonic movements without announcing the piece or composer, and the audience voted by cellphone. The winning movement was then played in its entirety.”

   

   David Geffen Hall (at Lincoln Center) | Manhattan, NY