tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post4706749995464693668..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Reaching new audiences made simpleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-12591663469696033732011-10-06T20:36:59.281+01:002011-10-06T20:36:59.281+01:00In this delightful comment Åke Malm is describing ...In this delightful comment Åke Malm is describing Dean Dixon's spoken introductions at a children's concert. <br /><br />But do spoken introductions by the conductor or soloist at mainstream concerts help attract new audiences?<br /><br />I am not a huge fan of words before the music because spoken intoductions are difficult to pull off and if not done well can do more harm than good. But, coincidentally, Henning Kraggerud delivered introductions before the Britten Sinfonia's chewy contemporary programme in Norwich on Sunday and the audience, many of who were unfamiliar with the music, loved it.<br /><br />It will be interesting to see if Henning retains the spoken links for the BBC Radio 3 live broadcast of the same programme tomorrow evening (Oct 7).Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com