FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

SEVENTEEN offers an answer to hard questions orchestras are asking today about relevance, audience connection, and community impact.

It puts the urgent concerns of young people front and center, and invites them, along with their friends and families, into the concert hall. This is an opportunity for orchestras to reach new audiences with programming that reflects a rising generation’s concerns and lived experience.

No. SEVENTEEN does not advocate a political position — it gives young people a platform to share their own words and experiences. Its purpose is not division but dialogue. At its heart, SEVENTEEN is about hope, connection, and the power of music to open conversations across generations.

The creators, Ron Ramin and Portia Kamons, are available to travel to your city and serve as hands-on partners. They can assist with casting, rehearsing, and visiting local schools to build community connections. The team also supports press outreach by involving local journalists. In short, you’re not on your own: we can work alongside you to ensure a powerful performance and meaningful impact.

The world premiere in Orlando, Florida was filled with both familiar supporters and new faces experiencing an orchestral performance for the first time. Young people came because the work speaks to their lives in relatable language, and they brought their friends and families. You can expect audiences that are truly representative of their communities; diverse, intergenerational and deeply engaged.

The Narrators will be young people from within your own community, from local schools, colleges, music and theater programs. We can work alongside you to identify local talent and support the process from auditions to performance.