Month: November 2005

You Can’t Get There From Here

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While planning my recent trip to Chicago and Milwaukee, I discovered something about how the general public perceives classical music. I published those thoughts in an article published by The Partial Observer in an article entitled Classical Music Vacation Packages: You Can’t Get There From Here. I had a great time on the trip and will relay some of the highlights from what happened in upcoming articles. In the meantime, discover …

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Off To Chicago & Milwaukee

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I’m leaving for some business in Milwaukee and Chicago this weekend so no new post today, but take the time to return to some of the posts from Adaptistration’s first two years. One of my favorites is Box Seats And Chicken Strips. But you can also use the search tool located in the right hand navigation column or scroll through the archives. There are 702 articles so far, not including the …

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Classical Connection Podcast 2: Bad Boys

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Pianist and conductor Bill Eddins released the second installment in his pioneering classical music Podcast series, Classical Connections last September and it’s well worth your time to download your free copy to listen (no, you don’t need to subscribe to iTunes in order to have access)……

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Some Interesting Initiatives In San Francisco

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An article in 11/15/05 edition of the San Francisco Chronicle by Joshua Kosman, Chronicle Music Critic, reported on a new concert series from the San Francisco Symphony designed to not only attract new listeners and convert them into returning patrons but appeal to existing patrons as well. The series, entitled Friday 6.5, divides the concert up into two halves and has the conductor verbally guide the audience through portions of the program on the first half and then use the second half to play through the entire work. The trick, of course, is how effective the program will be at realizing its goals…

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Pondering Recent Cuts In Baltimore

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The recent decision by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra management to eliminate several performances from their Strathmore Hall concert schedule came as a disappointment after reports that their inaugural concerts last season had sold so well (for those who are unaware, the Baltimore Symphony began performing concerts at a second venue, the brand new Music Center at Strathmore, during their regular concert season). The news came as just another cloud in an already dark sky for the organization…

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