In response to the flood of requests over the past few months from readers asking about when the Canadian Orchestra Website review will come out, I have some information…
Unfortunately, 2006 was a very busy year and the time required to properly complete the Canadian Orchestra Website Review simply didn’t materialize. In the end, when faced with the options of conducting the review with lower standards than applied in previous years or allow this year to pass by and work on becoming better prepared in 2007, I opted for the latter.
Fortunately, the time frame where the Canadian Orchestra Website Review would have ordinarily appeared was filled with some of the most popular material to appear at Adaptistration. In the end, the last quarter of 2006 simply ended up with an over abundance of good things.
As a reminder, one way to ensure the Canadian Orchestra Website Review isn’t lost in the flow of 2007 is to sponsor the project. Feel free to inquire about sponsorship opportunities. However, in order to avoid a conflict of interest, sponsorship opportunities are not open to the American Symphony Orchestra League, Orchestras Canada, the American Federation of Musicians, and any symphony orchestra organization (including any organized support organizations) incorporated in the reviews.
Currently, two of the top eight orchestras with the highest base musician annual salary are negotiating new collective bargaining agreements: National Symphony and Philadelphia…