Goals:

Find or create opportunities for local musicians to give performances in public spaces.

Encourage musicians at various levels: Professionals, Semi-professionals, Students, Amateurs, etc.

Encourage the performance of styles of music that are under-represented in a public setting, such as:

Classical Music, Non-U.S. Folk or Traditional Music, Operettas (e.g. Gilbert and Sullivan, Spanish Zarzuela Original Compositions, Musical Theater, Jazz

History:


The cortlandmusic was created in May 2005. The original idea was to have a place to document the "Classical Music Festivals", of which there had been two at that time, and as a home for a virtual museum of sound and music (a project which I have not yet been able to work on). Almost the same day that I registered the domain name, I got a call from David Beale of the Cultural Council, asking if I could help organize the music for the Arts in the Park Festival that was being planned for July 30, 2005. So I spent most of the summer working on that project and on another website cortlandarts.org.

The purpose of the cortlandmusic.org website has been evolving, even in the space of these few short months. At the moment (Sept. 2005), in addition to documenting the Festivals that I have helped organize, it seems logical to have links to other sites that might be of interest to local classical musicians. So the hope is that this site will become a resource for local musicians, especially those who are new to the area.