these are indy music venues, jazz clubs, orchestra halls, comedy clubs, even broadway which is made up of thousands of small theaters. these independent venues provide 75% of all artists' income and drive economic activity within our communities at restaurants, hotels, stores, and other establishments. but what we risk if these venues close permanently isn't purely economic, although it is so important. i was in albany and syracuse yesterday. it is estimated that the arts are one of the top five employers in both of those cities. we can't afford to let this happen. economically we will lose thousands and thousands of jobs. cities will lose -- cities downtown will lose their vitality. and the risks, if these venues close permanent, is not just economic. they are the very fabric of our society, which has been stretched to the breaking point by this crisis. once this is all over, we will need these venues and the passionate, inspiring artistic work that they help make possible as we come together again and try to make sense of this incredible difficult moment in our history. so we is have

these are indy music venues, jazz clubs, orchestra halls, comedy clubs, even broadway which is made up of thousands of small theaters. these independent venues provide 75% of all artists' income and drive economic activity within our communities at restaurants, hotels, stores, and other establishments. but what we risk if these venues close permanently isn't purely economic, although it is so important. i was in albany and syracuse yesterday. it is estimated that the arts are one of the top five employers in both of those cities. we can't afford to let this happen. economically we will lose thousands and thousands of jobs. cities will lose -- cities downtown will lose their vitality. and the risks, if these venues close permanent, is not just economic. they are the very fabric of our society, which has been stretched to the breaking point by this crisis. once this is all over, we will need these venues and the passionate, inspiring artistic work that they help make possible as we come together again and try to make sense of this incredible difficult moment in our history. so we is have

took a group of us down to the orchestra hall in chicago dg speak. and that we waited until everyone else was gone. and we had a chance to shake his hand. i remember being very impressed. i remember the presence and the dignity that he had. and i remember particularly how he was taking his religion and trying to make it live in the political process which i thought was very interesting. we've seen a lot of that in the last 30 years. >> you member another political career, another political in your political career for its i met barry goldwater that was a first figure i ever met. stem equity member about that? >> he was such an energetic person. those of us who are goldwater girls got a chance to shake his hand. and i enjoyed meeting him. >> you have a model of how you treat other people based on something you either learn, experience for yourself, and said i'm never going to be like that? or am not going to be like a that with the position i've been in. >> guest: i have been drawn from a lot of people part i've been lucky in the last 20 years to meet

rights and the challenge it presented to christians and he took us a group of us down to the orchestra hall in chicago where we heard doctor king speak and then we waited until everyone else was gone and had a chance to shake his hand. i remember being very impressed and i remember the presence and the dignity he had. i remember particularly how he was taking his religion and trying to make it live in the political process which i thought was very interesting and certainly we have seen that in the last 30 years. >> dear member another political figure, may be an elected you met that you was the first national figure? >> i met barry goldwater prayed that was the first national figure. >> what you remember? >> was such an energetic person and we were out at some stop and those of us who are goldwater girls got a chance to shake his hand and i enjoyed meeting him. >> do you have a model of how you treat other people based on something you either learned and you said i would never be like that or i am going to be like that when i'm in a position like i am? >> think i've drawn from a lot of diff

the symphony hall birmingham, normally home to the city of birmingham symphony orchestra, but it is currentlythe south—west of the city. they're here to perform their celebratory centenary concert. they'll be playing in front of tv cameras rather than an audience, but at least the band is back together. i realised just through this huge amount of creativity crisis, just how important playing music is. notjust because of that incredible excellence, or being on tour, or being on world—class platforms, or being rated best amongst the world, but actuallyjust because it makes people feel better and i think that's a really powerful thing to be able to do. so simon rattle is back to conduct the orchestra he led for 18 years and is clearly happy to be with them again, but he is also deeply concerned with the impact covid has had on the performing arts. it's not ridiculous to say that the future of music is at stake and still at stake, that we can really make this transition into whatever the new world is, whenever it is. he's also worried about the cuts imposed by the city council over the last decad

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the symphony hall of birmingham, normally home to the symphony 0rchestra but it is currently closed. leaving the orchestrain longbridge. they're here to perform the celebratory concert, bilby plank from the tv cameras rather than audience, but at least the band is back together. i realised through this huge amount of creativity that is demonstrated through this crisis, just how important playing music is. notjust for how long that excellence or being on tour and being in world—class platforms being rated best amongst the world, but actually just making people rated best amongst the world, but actuallyjust making people feel better and i think that is really important thing to do. leaving for 18 years, he is very happy to be with them again, he's also very concerned with the impact that covid—19 is against the performing arts. the future of music is at sta ke arts. the future of music is at stake and still at stake. that we can really make this transition into whatever the new world is whenever it is. he is also worried about the cuts of the city council and with the city has done to the orchestra isa the

halls across america. maybe they're quite high, but i know there are certainly many orchestras struggling financially, even and famous ones. what interested me with this book was looking at its centrality in american life. not so much in terms of how many people are listening or in a concert hall, because one of the things to me that was interesting is that there are lots of people scattered throughout this book who are not particularly interested. they were not great classical music lovers or devotes, yet the music drew them in because the music became involved in wuorld wars and fascism and the cold war. you had thousands of soldiers rioting outside an opera house in new york city in 1919. they probably weren't classical music lovers. they were energized and animated by the music, though, in a different sort of way. >> my question is outside of the book. i just think if you're trying to make a living, dollars and cents, selling your artistic talents -- >> it's pretty hard to make a living as a classical musician these days. i think. there may be these other modalities to do it. i'm no longer an expert on

these are indy music venues, jazz clubs, orchestra halls, comedy clubs, even broadway which is made up of thousands of small theaters. these independent venues provide 75% of all artists' income and drive economic activity within our communities at restaurants, hotels, stores, and other establishments. but what we risk if these venues close permanently isn't purely economic, although it is so important. i was in albany and syracuse yesterday. it is estimated that the arts are one of the top five employers in both of those cities. we can't afford to let this happen. economically we will lose thousands and thousands of jobs. cities will lose -- cities downtown will lose their vitality. and the risks, if these venues close permanent, is not just economic. they are the very fabric of our society, which has been stretched to the breaking point by this crisis. once this is all over, we will need these venues and the passionate, inspiring artistic work that they help make possible as we come together again and try to make sense of this incredible difficult moment in our history. so we is have