The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Presents: Music Meets Business by Orpheus ChamberOrchestra; Ayelet HellerReview by: Kathleen HaefligerNotes, Second Series, Vol. 62, No. 3 (Mar., 2006), p. 788Published by: Music Library AssociationStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4487651 .

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teaching. Arthaus, the producer, has promised the remaining six discs by the end of 2005. From the prospectus, it would appear the series is devoted to orchestral music principally of the first six decades of the century. If the remaining discs are

engineered as well as the first, the result will be an excellent teaching tool, not with- out its attractions for a general audience.

MURRAY DINEEN

University of Ottawa

The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Presents: Music Meets Business. DVD. Directed by Ayelet Heller. [Germany]: EuroArts Music International, 2005. 2051837. $16.99.

The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, estab- lished in Boston in 1972 was founded by cellist, Julian Fifer, with the intent of creat- ing a professional ensemble that per- formed professionally without a conductor. That did not mean however that its perfor- mances were without leadership. The lead- ership was planned from the start to be in- ternal and shared by all players. Within a given composition, leadership roles are dic- tated by the music, giving more weight to those performers whose musical roles are more substantial. This model, based on the standard performing mode for chamber music, has precedent in Baroque perfor- mance practice, where the keyboard player (generally a harpsichordist) conducted from the instrument, all the while taking part in the music making. In the Classical era, Mozart performed most of his piano concer- tos in this manner as well. Still, the perva- siveness and steadfast intent of Orpheus's conductorless band of 20-25 musicians over the last 33 years makes this chamber orches- tra unique. The numerous Grammy winning CDs and DVDs the group has produced and their yearly concert seasons and tours attest to their success and popularity.

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Presents: Music Meets Business, a film by Ayelet Heller, pre- sents the "Orpheus Process" and how its adaptation might influence the manage- ment styles of business organizations throughout the world. In the 1980's, chief executive officers (CEOs) began to notice Orpheus's internal self-management sys- tem, and marveled at how well everyone worked together, like a "well oiled ma-

chine" with leadership, individual responsi- bility and cooperation the necessary norms to achieve stunning and highly elevated music making at its concerts. This DVD fea- tures CEO interviews and actual workshop sessions (rehearsals followed by perfor- mance) where Orpheus demonstrates its modus operandi for such diverse business or- ganizations as Harvard University School of Business, Morgan Stanley, both in New York and Japan, and DaimlerChrysler in Berlin. Executives marvel that when the players might disagree, no one tried to dominate or steal the limelight. Every group member has a voice, and is re- spected for their ideas, opinions and tal- ents. With this level of respect, members might agree to disagree without adversely affecting the music making.

Business leaders, looking for new man- agement models capable of responding with flexibility and creativity in today's high tech, instantaneous environment have re- acted very positively to the values of the Orpheus Process. Taking the principles of Orpheus and applying them to corporate business brings hope for a revolution in how businesses are managed, and a re- newed vision of valued teamwork and cre- ative contributions. For musicians and all in the business world this DVD explores stimulating concepts, which if embraced, could transform and improve the bottom line of any organization.

KATHLEEN HAEFLIGER

Chicago State University

Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen. DVD. Produced by Daniel Iron, Niv Fichman, and Larry Weinstein for Rhombus Media. Oley, PA:

Bullfrog Films, 2003. ISBN: 1-59458-074-X. Available from Bullfrog Films (www.bullfrogfilms.com). $275.00.

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