每年夏天,美国各地都举办音乐节,时间从一周到十天不等。夏季音乐节是一年中各音乐团体最重要的演出和聚会之一。世界闻名的美国五大交响乐团(纽约、费城、波士顿、芝加哥、克利夫兰)纷纷赶往自己传统的夏季演出地点,与从国外请来的音乐家和音乐团体同台献演精采的曲目。夏季音乐节的曲目是由主办单位和乐团精心安排设计的。他们既演奏传统的古典音乐,也兼顾美国和外国知名度较高的现代作曲家的作品。在这一点上,节目安排人显得特别小心。他们深知过多演奏一些大家已熟透了的古典曲目,很可能会引起部分听众的厌烦情绪,甚至使听众人数下降。可是过多演奏新曲目,而这些作品又难以为 Every summer, music festivals are held throughout the United States, ranging in length from one week to ten days. Summer Music Festival is one of the most important shows and gatherings of various music groups throughout the year. The world famous American top five symphony orchestras (New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland) rushed to their traditional summer venues and performed brilliant tracks on the same stage with musicians and music groups from abroad. Summer Music Festival tracks are organized by the organizers and orchestras designed. They play traditional classical music as well as modern well-known composers in the United States and abroad. At this point, program organizers are particularly careful. They know that playing too many classical pieces that everyone has cooked up is likely to cause some of the listeners’ boredom and even reduce the number of listeners. However, playing too many new tracks, and these works are hard to be