A Marketing Professional’s Dream
Tue, Sep 9, 2008
by Drew McManus
The story is a shorter, modern day real-life Red Violin: a confirmed Stradivarius more or less fades from public attention for 40 years only to resurface in a bank vault practically across the street from a major symphony orchestra. This is precisely the case with the Lipinski Stradivarius violin and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) concertmaster,
New Inside The Arts Platform Is Now Active
Mon, Sep 9, 2008
by Drew McManus
I am very excited to announce that the first blog of the planned InsideTheArts.com platform upgrade is now active. Jason Heath’s Arts Addict is the first to sport the new look. In addition to a redesigned interface, the new platform offers vastly improved functionality and all sorts of goodies for users, many of which will
Quick Cash Dilemma In Honolulu
Fri, Sep 9, 2008
by Drew McManus
It is tough to ignore things that happen in threes and that is exactly the case this week with the Honolulu Symphony. First, Joe Patti posted an article about recent events, the Honolulu Weekly posted an article about the orchestra’s recent financial troubles amidst optimistic artistic gals, and then the orchestra musicians distributed a special
Prelude To The Annual Orchestra Website Review
Thu, Sep 9, 2008
by Drew McManus
As mentioned last month, the annual Orchestra Website Review is taking place a few weeks later than normal this year but the upside is it provides a bit more time to prepare, which is a good thing because a cursory review of many websites indicates that quite a few changes have taken place since last
Is It Possible To Bump Into An Orchestra In An Airport?
Wed, Sep 9, 2008
by Drew McManus
Yep, it is. In fact, I bumped into the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Amsterdam International Airport on my way home from Area-51. Fortunately, I had the laptop handy and the mind to record a little something…
