An article appearing the 03/15/06 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Pittsburgh Symphony is experiencing some negative feedback from some long time subscribers over losing their accustomed seats when they renewed their subscriptions. According to the article, the conflicts are the result of a new subscription program implemented by the symphony…

A direct link to Lisa Hirsch’s excellent article about ticket fees referred to in the Adaptistration article from 03/08/06 is now available, you can find the article here. I hope you’ll take the time to give hr article a read, you’ll be glad you did.

A recent opinion piece from the editorial staff of the Louisville Courier-Journal endorsed the Louisville Orchestra board position of cutting the orchestra down to the size of a part time ensemble. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time the Courier-Journal’s editorial staff has espoused an absolutely wrong position..

The Philadelphia Inquirer published an article by Peter Dobrin on 03/08/06 which reports that the Kimmel Center lawsuit against the center’s architect Rafael Viñoly has been settled…

The Louisville Orchestra Association countered the musicians’ latest proposal to reduce the 2005-2006 season by six weeks with an offer much like the one they presented at the onset of mediation, thus making their offer look very much like the same old pig but with a slightly lighter shade of red lipstick…