In San Francisco, for example, the Symphony runs a 23 million privately funded project called Keeping Score that includes a national public television series, radio shows, interactive music learning, and school music programs.

That's what drives my interest in projects like the TV series Keeping Score with the San Francisco Symphony that looks at the backstories of music, and working with the young musicians at the New World Symphony on projects that explore the potential of the new performing arts centers for both entertainment and education.