Trillium’s belief that music belongs to everyone motivates us to seek out audiences that may not have direct access or interest in classical music, particularly in its most traditional formats. We love expanding our performances beyond concert halls to meet new listeners and we love being creative in our programming to increase our musical reach.
Increasing Arts Accessibility
The primary goal of our non-profit is focused on increasing access to the arts – bringing classical music to those audiences who may be or feel excluded from traditional venues and presentations. These programs are tailored towards the community we are meeting and feature more direct conversation between performer and audience than traditional concerts.
Trillium has brought these programs to:
Veterans Home and Adult Day Cares:
Programs thoughtfully assembled for the demographics of these spaces and meant to provide a meaningful, collective musical experience. These events often feature folk songs, single movements of classical favorites, jazz charts and frequent opportunities for in-concert dialogue between us and our audiences.
Elementary Schools:
Education-based concerts, giving young listeners the tools to appreciate classical music through demonstrations and engaging presentation, as well as playing to their interests with several interactive musical experiences. These programs often feature pop songs, with opportunities to sing or clap along, short movements of classical quartets and groovy contemporary works.
Libraries, Museums and Churches:
Concerts focused on simply moving classical music into an accessible, community space for free. These concerts feature more traditional Trillium programs.
Presenting the Traditional, Untraditionally
Another aspect of engaging communities for Trillium stems from our interest in bridging the gap between art and entertainment to create programs that adapt the music we love to formats that are more accessible to audiences.
These are often concerts aimed towards audiences who technically have access to traditional classical music spaces, but may not have the interest in experiencing classical music there.
“Cocktails and Chamber Music” Concerts
Performed in bars and lounges, these concerts offer an informal, celebratory overview of music over a wide span of time presented alongside games, stories, and, of course, drinks. Our goal with these concerts is to demystify classical music – presenting it alongside other great genres like movie music, rock, jazz, and pop – and give our listeners an evening of enjoyment.