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Christopher Stager, a marketing consultant for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Central Conservatory's Beijing Modern Music Festival, said Detroit isn't alone among orchestras showcasing Chinese artists and composers, but it has few peers in terms of the extent of its embrace. Stager cites "a greater sense of adventure in American orchestras," which are seeking out diverse programming as volume of works grow and the rapid rise of the Internet makes the music of Asia and elsewhere more accessible to U.S. audiences. He also credits the efforts of the orchestra's music director, Leonard Slatkin. "The DSO is really reaching out," Stager said. "What Slatkin brings to the Detroit Symphony is an insatiable quest for what's new, interesting and different, alongside what we know and love." ___ Online:
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