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 edition of their newsletter to promote their opening concerts this weekend. Amid all of the unpleasantness from some orchestras over recent months, it is good to see that that Honolulu is holding on…
Year: 2008
Prelude To The Annual Orchestra Website Review
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 season. However, before the reviewing period begins in earnest, I wanted to solicit any suggestions as …
Is It Possible To Bump Into An Orchestra In An Airport?
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…
Ramadan Kareem
My last day in Area-51 provides just a taste of Ramadan before flying out this evening. Without a doubt, this has been an enormously fulfilling project and although the past five days have been jam packed with activity it has all been productive and worthwhile. The association’s board approved the proposed organizational model capable of supporting required operations so the next step in the process is the implementation stage. One fascinating …
When Language Is Art
I’m in the home stretch of my Area-51 project; the big board presentation is tomorrow and the slide translations are complete. It is a shame I’m not able to share them with everyone in advance of the presentation as the native language for Area-51 is, from this American’s point of view, particularly elegant and categorically artistic. That, in combination with the wonderful templates provided by the parent organization (complete with color …