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Idea: In The First Violins — At Least For One Night #OrchestraYou

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Idea Source: WUIS 91.9

Why I Like It: The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra invited audience members with instruments to play onstage during a concert. They also received a pep talk by guest soloist Hilary Hahn. The woman who won the benefit of performing the triangle part (an intermission benefit auction item that went for $550) was also a part of this performance. I'm sure these audience members had an amazing experience getting this perspective, and the witnessing audience members were sure to be having equal fun knowing that someone they know is on stage with the pros!

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Categories : Audience Development, Idea Database
Tags : #OrchestraYou, auction item, audience engagement, audience experience, audience side-by-side performance, Hilary Hahn, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

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