"More important than the visual signals was what you couldn't see but did feel - the liberating intensity with which these musicians listen to one another."
-The Boston Globe
Critics, audiences, and musicians describe Orpheus concerts as a beautiful, passionate, intimate. The secret is the Orpheus Process, Orpheus' unique method of preparation and performance. Instead of one person taking on the orchestra's artistic responsibility and leadership, we share leadership throughout the membership of the orchestra. Each piece sees a different concertmaster, rotating principle musician chairs, and a sharing of ideas and inspirations. This empowering formula creates a dynamic setting where each musician takes artistic ownership of the performance, not just his or her own part. When we feel personally connected to the music, we know you will too. This is the Orpheus Process.
Widely recognized as a valuable tool for a broad range of institutions, the Orpheus Process has been employed effectively by the business schools of Harvard, Columbia, Dartmouth, Stanford, and the Universities of Chicago, Pennsylvania, California at Berkeley, among many others; corporations like Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Novartis; and management organizations like the Arthur Page Society and the Peter Drucker Foundation. Through its unique seminars, Orpheus has been able to forge unprecedented links between business, music and humanities, along with corporations, community groups and government agencies.
The Orpheus Process: Sample Seminars