It will be good for them. The focus on smaller works also will be good for the musicians, he said. We will have five rehearsals to prepare three programs. They will have to listen to each other. They have to concentrate.
Chamber music is important.
Siciliani and the musicians speak with enthusiasm about the upcoming season. Our orchestra is reaching levels similar to the great orchestras in Cleveland and Cincinnati. People have been subscribing to those orchestras for decades. In Columbus, this is a new, exciting, growing thing, and it's fun to be a part of it. Artistic goals for 1999-2000, Siciliani said, include continuing to advance musical quality.