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A Proposal for Securing a Sustainable Future for Blossom Music Center

Durst, Danny
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1395964878

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2014, Master of Arts, University of Akron, Theatre Arts-Arts Administration.
Blossom Music Center began as a development acquisition within the Cuyahoga River Valley. The location would serve as the construction site of a summer performance venue for The Cleveland Orchestra. The Orchestra’s parent organization, The Musical Arts Association [MAA], planned and built the original facility between 1966 and 1968 (“Blossom History”). Award-winning architecture and expanded programming transformed the initial purchase of land into a cultural arts mecca. The area surrounding Blossom Music Center changed in the decades since the facility opened. Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area was established in 1974 and later was re-designated as Cuyahoga Valley National Park [CVNP] in 2000. The legislative mandate dictated that CVNP would operate within established boundaries, but the US government did not own nor pursue acquisition of all encompassed land. Private property with a design and/or purpose not conflicting with that of CVNP could maintain ownership and function without government scrutiny (“Cuyahoga Valley National Park”). The Cleveland Orchestra was exploring options to contend with ongoing economic challenges (“The Cleveland Orchestra: Annual Report 2011-12” 4; Makee, Personal Interview). In 2008, MAA placed nearly eighty percent of Blossom Music Center land on the open market in an effort to generate revenue (Nichols). The federal government ultimately purchased the land to be designated a part of CVNP. MAA only sold wooded land originally designated as a development buffer along Blossom’s perimeter. Buildings and programming at Blossom Music Center were not affected and the undeveloped buffer would likely be maintained through CVNP (Makee, Personal Interview). Blossom Music Center emerged from a collection of ideas and initiatives to establish itself as a cultural arts venue. CVNP was established to protect and preserve the natural and cultural resources within boundaries encompassing parts of the Cuyahoga River Valley. Blossom Music Center has operated within the geographical boundaries and purpose established for CVNP. MAA has been headquartered in and functionally maintained an indoor, climate controlled performing arts venue, Severance Hall. The Cleveland Orchestra spent years unable to balance an ongoing operating deficit. And MAA had been seeking opportunities to further generate revenue in attempts to address financial challenges. The following research examines individual entities in summary above, their interactions with one another, and proposals as to how the combined history may guide future actions in considering the better course aimed at preserving Blossom Music Center.
Neil Sapienza, Mr. (Advisor)
Randy Pope, Mr. (Committee Member)
James Slowiak, Mr. (Committee Member)
29 p.
Arts Management; Natural Resource Management; Performing Arts; Public Policy; Recreation
MAA; Musical Arts Association; Blossom; Blossom Music Center; Cleveland Orchestra; CVNP; Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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  • Durst, D. (2014). A Proposal for Securing a Sustainable Future for Blossom Music Center [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1395964878

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Durst, Danny. A Proposal for Securing a Sustainable Future for Blossom Music Center. 2014. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1395964878.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Durst, Danny. "A Proposal for Securing a Sustainable Future for Blossom Music Center." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1395964878

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