Irish Baroque Orchestra - Strategic Plan 2021-2025 - Reimagining Our Culture
PURPOSE The purpose of the Irish Baroque Orchestra is to bring international- standard historically-informed performance (HIP) to audiences in Ireland and abroad, cultivating audience appreciation and deepening understanding of early music. Through its education work IBO aims to nurture the next generation of professional period instrument players, and to stimulate interest in HIP for musicians of all ages. VISION The strategic plan 2021-2025 will take the orchestra through a transformational period which sees a considerable scaling-up of its ambitions, leading to increased artistic and educational output. The plan seeks to secure a central place for HIP within the classical music scene in Ireland. Having established itself nationally, development of its international profile will see the IBO taking its core Irish heritage programming to new audiences through performances at established, well-known festivals, concert series and venues. VALUES The Irish Baroque Orchestra is committed to artistic excellence for public benefit through an open and inclusive culture which places music first and finds strength in diversity . The artistic ambitions of the organisation are underpinned by common values of respect, transparency, communication and a commitment to a shared vision for the orchestra. CONTEXT Scholarship and musical excellence converge in a unique way through the IBO’s historically-informed performances. This creates an original offering like no other organisation on the Irish classical music scene. Through this integration of research and practice the very idea of an orchestra is defined afresh, providing an unusual and enriching experience for today’s audiences. The IBO uses its unique perspective to act as an ambassador for the stories of Ireland’s musical past, adding to the growing store of knowledge surrounding the very early days of Baroque and Classical music in Ireland. Through this work it creates an artistic legacy of committing new works to the Baroque canon, and generates new resource material for musicians. A revived strand of Ireland’s cultural identity is brought to audiences today, to be celebrated and enjoyed. HIGH-LEVEL GOALS The IBO commits to a new ambition as an organisation: seeking to define the agenda for HIP in Ireland through strategic development of its artistic and educational programming, supported by a focus on inclusion and access. As a flagship national organisation the IBO drives the sustainability of the HIP movement in Ireland through an expanded portfolio of education initiatives, aimed at cultivating talent in the next generation of professionals. It plays a role in the development of the HIP movement at a European level, through creative and collaborative exchange with peer organisations. IRISH BAROQUE ORCHESTRA REIMAGINING OUR CULTURE STRATEGIC PLAN 2021-2025 04
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