Tiffany Ashurian: Why Donate to Local Orchestras?
Tiffany Ashurian encourages locals to donate to their local orchestras to help musicians cultivate a love of music and expression of love. Most organizations almost always conduct a music curriculum that has culminating concerts and events. Donations will bring music and hope into the performers’ lives and inspire them to succeed in school and career. There were cancellations of entire concert seasons, postponements of international tours, and temporary closures of concert halls, all of which forced musicians out of their jobs indefinitely. Theaters and performance halls are empty as patrons and theatergoers take shelter in their homes. Tiffany Ashurian believes that musicians worldwide are longing now, more than ever, to be a part of an ensemble again. They do not only play instruments. These artists also listen and feel. They rely on the conductor and the community of instrumentalists that surrounds them. Despite this unfortunate situation, performing art companies and mus...