RACE.
RACE. 4@4@ .
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. >>
. >> IT
. >> IT IS THE END OF AN ERA
AFTER 20 YEARS ROBERT SPANO
MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR
OF THE ATLANTA SYMPHONY IS SET
TO RETIRE.
TO RETIRE. CREDITED WITH LEADING ONE OF
THE 4@NATION'S TOP ORCHESTRA.4@
SAT DOWN WITH SPANO FOR
EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT INTO THE MAN,
HIS MUSIC AND BILL, WHAT A
LEGACY.
LEGACY.
LEGACY. >> WHEN ROBERT SPANO MADE HIS 4@
ATLANTA SYMPHONY DEBUT.
IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST
DIFFICULT DAYS.
DIFFICULT DAYS. IT WAS JUST DAYS AFTER 9/11.
>>> THE YEAR I MOVED HERE IT
WAS 2001.
WAS 2001.
WAS 2001. >> AS AMERICA TRIED TO ABSORB
THE ENORMITY OF 9/11...
>> THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST
4@POWERFUL EVENINGS I'VE EVER H
IN MY LIFE.
>> ROBERT SPANO 4@WAS ABOUT TO
LAUNCH HIS CAREER HEADING THE
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
>> WHAT WILL WE DO.
HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO SOMETHING
SO PRO FOUND. 4@4@
.
.
. >>
. >> AND
. >> AND SEEKS TO GRIEF AND
SUFFERING AND PAIN.
AND IT FELT SO 4@RIGHT EVEN
THOUGH NOTHING'S RIGHT AT THE
MOMENT. 4@
MOMENT. 4@ .
.
. >>
. >> DURING HIS TEN YOUR YOUNG
AND EMERGING COMPOSURES IN
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA.
ATLANTA. >> THE GREAT THING FOR US HAS
BEEN THAT THE COMPOSERS WE'VE
CARED ABOUT CHAMPIONS PERFORM
SO OFTEN INVESTED IN SO MANY
WAYS ARE NOW FOR THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL XOEZERS IN THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. THAT'S THRILLING THAT THEY GOT
THEIR START.
THEIR START. AND THEY SAY IT.
>> ANOTHER ONE OF SPANO'S
PASSIONS CONCERT, MENTORING AND
MUSIC APPRECIATION PROGRAMS AND
THE SCHOOLS FOR ALL OF THE
YOUNGER GENERATIONS.
YOUNGER GENERATIONS. >> IN MY MIND IT IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS THE HANDS-ON
TEACHING.
TEACHING.
TEACHING. >> IN THE 4@PA4@ST TWO YEARS AL
THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN
EXTRAORDINARY.
EXTRAORDINARY. 89 YOUNG MUSICIANS HAVE BEEN 4@
OFFERED $16 MILLION IN
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR A CONTINUED
MUSICAL EDUCATION. 4@
>> THE TALENT DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE. 4@
THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA.
THE THIS IS I THINK SOME OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT WORK TO DO.
BECAUSE IT4@ IS A SEED THAT WIL
BLOSSOM INTO A 4@4@FLOWER IN TH
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. >> ONE OF THE STUDENTS IS
JOSHUA WILLIAMS.
JOSHUA WILLIAMS. THE STUDENT AT TRI-CITIES HIGH
SCHOOL TOOK UP THE TUBA AND WAS
MENTORING AND TUTORING FROM 4@
ATLANTA CITY MUSICIANS.
HE WAS RECENTLY AWARDED A FULL
SCHOLARSHIP IN NEW YORK.
BUT ONE ENDURING QUESTION
REMAINS FOR THE MUSIC DIRECTOR.
>> WITH FOUR HONOR RARY
DEGREES WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR
ROBERT SPANO.
ROBERT SPANO. >> I LOVE WRITING MUSIC.
I LOVE TEACHING MUSIC AND I
LOVE CONDUCTING. 4@
HOW I BALANCE THOSE THINGS HAS
BEEN DIFFERENT AT DIFFERENT
TIMES IN MY LIFE.
WHAT I'M DOING NEXT REMAINS TO
BE SEEN WHICH IS A NICE
OPPORTUNITY.
OPPORTUNITY. I'M ENJOYING THAT.
WHICH IS A LITTLE SCARY. 4@
BUT ALSO REALLY FUN.
>> THE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY IS
JUST INCREDIBLE.
JUST INCREDIBLE. YOU KNOW YOU MENTIONED JOSH
WILLIAMS THE TUBA PLAYER.
HE REALLY HELPED OTHER STUDENTS
GET NICE INSTRUMENTS BECAUSE HE
DID NOT HAVE ONE EITHER.
>> YOU TALK ABOUT INTERESTING
STORIES.
STORIES.
STORIES. WHAT THE SYMPHONY DID IS THEY
STARTED AN INTERESTING PROGRAM.
THEY ASKED FOLKS TO GIVE $2, $3
WHATEVER THEY COULD AND THAT
LED TO OTHER PEOPLE TRYING TO
GIVE MONEY AND THEN THE
STUDENTS 4@STARTED TO GIVE MONE
AND BETWEEN THAT CAMPAIGN THEY
RAISED ABOUT $13,000. 4@4@
JOSHUA WENT TO JULIE ART WITH A
RAISED ABOUT $13,000. 4@4@ JOSHUA WENT TO JULIE ART WITH A@
BRAND NEW TUBA.
THEY ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO GET
FIVE NEW TUBAS ALL 4@4@OF THEM
LOOKING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.
>> HAVING YOU HERE MAKES US
BETTER EVERY DAY.
>> YES IT DOES.
>> HAVING YOUR PIECES HERE ARE
ALWAYS SPECIAL.
ALWAYS SPECIAL. WE'RE 4@GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU HE
AND THAT IS A TALL ORDER. 4@
>> IT CERTAINLY IS GOING TO BE
A TOUGH ONE.
20 YEARS.
20 YEARS.
20 YEARS. GOING TO STILL BE CONDUCTING AT
THE FORT WORTH SYMPHONY BUT
IT'S A VERY HARD ACT TO
REPLACE.
REPLACE.
REPLACE. BUT $16 MILLION FOR 89
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. JUST THINK ABOUT THAT. 4@
THAT'S NOT THE SCHOLARSHIP
THAT'S THE OFFER.
SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE BUT WOW.
>> THANK YOU.