A White House Office Of The Arts?
Wed, Jan 1, 2009
by Drew McManus
As we stand at the precipice of a fundamental shift in the way the Federal government functions (and quite likely life as we know it), recent gossip has focused on the possibility of a new White House level arts office that would be responsible for what Artnet News reports as “overseeing all things having to
Speedlinking: 1/13/2009
Tue, Jan 1, 2009
by Drew McManus
Bill Eddins unwittingly discovers the impetus for the annual orchestra website reviews. Joe Patti discovers that his ads are naked. Marc Geelhoed does a 1st class job at demonstrating the power of music. The bassist in the orchestra that shall not be named has a chestnut allergy. Oboeinsight is watching watch cartoons (Leopold, Leopold!). Everyone’s
The Perils of Demand Based Pricing
Mon, Jan 1, 2009
by Drew McManus
A few weeks ago, the Associated Press published an article by David Sharp about the notion of using demand based pricing throughout the performing arts community. If you aren’t already familiar with demand based pricing as applied to orchestras, it is a method where a higher price is charged for seats within a given pricing
Who Are You?
Fri, Jan 1, 2009
by Drew McManus
It has been two years since the last Adaptistration reader survey; as such, it is high time to find out more about you. The original survey had a few questions but since then the internet has grown considerably so the need to acquire more info this time around is necessary. Nonetheless, I know your time
Two More Contributors For TAFTO 2009
Thu, Jan 1, 2009
by Drew McManus
Joining the contributor list for the Take A Friend To Orchestra (TAFTO) 2009 project are Alabama Symphony Executive Director, Curtis Long, and Chicago’s very own cultural Swiss Army Knife Andrew Patner who works as author, broadcaster, journalist, and arts critic. When Andrew isn’t writing for traditional media outlets or working as Critic-at-Large and program host
