For the first time the journal “Orchestra” was published
nearly a century ago. In 1910 – 1912 it was
issued every two weeks in Moscow under the supervision of a
talented musician, manager and tutor I.V. Lipaev. The journal was of great
importance for musicians of that time. Nowadays every professional activity
strongly depends on the professional information available.The lack of necessary
information in the field of Russian orchestra-ensemble performing restrains the
development and popularization of this musical art.
In spite of the information boom which takes place in all
spheres of modern life all over the world
Russian “musical toilers” (as the musicians were called by I.V. Lipaev) at
present have no any professional journal. In 1990s we were happy to have every
new issue of “Brass News” that was published under the guidance of Honored Art
Worker, director of SUCA R.M. Gekht.
The professional journal “Narodnik” is still being
published and developing. Current musical events
in the field of orchestra art are covered in different musical
periodicals and Mass Media, but much more amount of work in this respect could
be done.
At conferences, seminars, contests and other musical
forums numerous requests are expressed to
initiate and promote the publishing of professional journal for orchestra
musicians, tutors, conductors, composers and researchers. But it is not enough
to have just a desire to do something as in present day situation only the one
who possesses professional and economic skills is able to involve great number
of sponsors can be in progress for the benefit of his institution.
We have to ask different publishing houses to give us a
hand in publishing
our materials concerning
orchestra-ensemble art but very often they do not meet all our requirements.
We are looking forward to publishing the information on
all interesting events, know-how,
historical and modern research, new musical pieces, jubilees, and everyday
problems of the orchestra musicians. Our journal as well as it’s title
“Orchestra” will be of great interest if all authors will supply it with
information from all parts of Russia and from all over the world. The necessity
and importance of publishing such a journal was highlighted by I.V. Lipaev in
1910 and we are happy to publish a number of corresponding materials.
