First Tuesdays Video Library
CMA's First Tuesdays presented topics of relevance to the chamber music field.
The series ran through 2019 and received support from
the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs,
and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Performances
The 2019 season of CMA's 8-part First Tuesdays series closes with composer, multi-instrumentalist, and interdisciplinary artist Nathalie Joachim discussing the various processes involved—from brainstorming to marketing to repeat performances—in presenting interdisciplinary work. MORE
Audience Research on a Budget
In this session recorded at CMA's 2019 pre-conference session, Bob Harlow presents tools and strategies that organizations can use to better understand their audiences. This session is presented in partnership with the Wallace Foundation. MORE
Creating Safe Spaces
In this session, producer, director, and founding Artistic Director of Rising Sun Performance Company, Akia Squitieri discusses how to navigate academic, artistic, and professional environments to create and maintain spaces where everyone is respected. MORE
Building Arts Audiences
In this session, Andrew Goldstein and Kristin Lee, founders of the innovative Emerald City Music series, discuss how they built their unique audience through research, effective programming, and human-centered design. This session is presented in partnership with the Wallace Foundation. MORE
LinkedIn for Music Professionals
This episode features digital and social media consultant and co-founder of Digimentors, Sree Sreenivasan discussing how LinkedIn can be used by members of the creative community. MORE
Record Labels in the 21st Century
In this video, recorded November 2018 at Chamber Music America offices for our First Tuesdays Sessions,Yulun Wang & Seth Rosner of Pi Recordings, discuss the benefits of a record label in the 21st century. MORE
Growing Your Brand Through Instagram
In this video, recorded December 2018 at Chamber Music America offices, Saxophonist and Vocalist Braxton Cook, discusses his use of Instagram as a marketing and audience engagement tool. MORE
Music as a Platform for Social and Racial Justice
In this video, recorded October 2018 at Chamber Music America offices, Eun Lee and Ashley Jackson of The Dream Unfinished, discuss how to use music as a platform to engage audiences in dialogues surrounding social and racial justice. MORE
Understanding Your Audience
In this video, recorded May 2017 at Chamber Music America offices,Symphony Space marketing experts Kristin Cook and Ben Philippe share research techniques and strategies designed to help you better understand your current audiences and those you want to reach. MORE
Social Action Through Music
What is the artist’s role in society at large? How can music foster positive change in our local communities, and in the wider world? Kaori Fujii, founder & president of Music Beyond, Inc., offers a practical framework for integrating art and social action.
Embracing Risk: Next Steps for Mid-Career Artists
In this video, Jennifer Wright Cook and Wilfredo Hernandez of The Field examine how artists can build up their capacity for risk and how funders, presenters, and arts administrators can better support creative risk-taking.
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The Composer-Ensemble-Commissioner Relationship
In this video, recorded at our March 2016 First Tuesday Session, composer Martin Bresnick shares hard-won wisdom on keeping fee negotiations fair and amicable, responding to commissioning requests, setting pay scales, and more. MORE
Developing Your Online Presence: Websites, Social Media, and Email Marketing
In this video, recorded at our June 2016 First Tuesday Session, Thomas Deneuville of I Care If You Listen describes the basic digital toolbox available to today's musician and how it can be leveraged to develop a personal, professional, and impactful online presence. MORE
