Thanks to my blog neighbor Andrew Taylor for jogging my memory with his post today about BlogDay 2005…
Year: 2005
Screaming Into The Eine Kleine Nacht
The Partial Observer published an article of mine today which discusses some of the issues related to the upcoming onslaught of Mozart performances for this season. In particular, it examines the sordid underbelly of artistic programming and how much of it is dictated by artistic standards as opposed to the bottom line. Personally, I think it’s a fascinating side of the business which could stand increased dialogue and understanding among patrons …
The Latest Interlochen Spin
The 2005 Arts Camp session is over; the final strains of Les Preludes have drifted away and now reside only as memories in the minds of those who were there this summer. Unfortunately, there seems to be a great deal of spin drifting out of the president’s office as well..
Regulated Institutional Transparency Part 2
Yesterday’s article presented the concept of Regulated Institutional Transparency, which allows orchestral stakeholders to monitor the artistic, administrative, and governing components of its organization on a continuing basis by means of standardized methods…
Regulated Institutional Transparency
Regular Adaptistration readers know that one of the central issues discussed here is finding ways to increase institutional transparency for American orchestras. Recently, I had a public online exchange with an executive administrator from a professional orchestra about the issue after they expressed their frustration over what they considered problems with the way some orchestra musician negotiation committees conduct themselves at the negotiation table…