At its best, a symphony orchestra is more summer blockbuster than art-house flick. Orchestras make music on a big scale and consequently demand a big audience. Filling the house affirms why orchestras exist in a way that half-empty performances, regardless of their intrinsic merit, simply cannot.
Rob Simonds
Rob Simonds is a violinist currently based in Indianapolis. He is a former member of The Phoenix Symphony and prior to that, The Richmond Symphony. Rob has participated in the Colorado Music Festival and more recently The Cabrillo Music Festival. He is a graduate of The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.