A Sneak Peek At TAFTO 2010 Contributors

Take A Friend To The Orchestra (TAFTO) 2010 is only two months away and in order to give orchestras interested in putting together a TAFTO oriented event something to work with, I wanted to announce the first round of confirmed contributors.

• Lynn Harrell; renowned cellist and author of the weblog There’s Always Room For Cello.
• Christopher O’Riley; artist, pianist, media personality, and host of From The Top.
• Elizabeth Lunday; freelance writer, journalist, and author of Secret Lives of Great Composers.
• Brian Wise; WNYC producer and freelance music journalist.
• Marc van Bree; nonprofit communicator and blogger at Dutch Perspective
• Scott Spiegelberg; DePauw University music theorist and author of Musical Perceptions.

I do hope this is enough to help some groups get started with putting together a TAFTO event for the Spring. As always, I’ll post the remaining contributors as they are confirmed. Like last year, there will be a variety of free promotional banners, buttons, etc. that groups can use to help promote a TAFTO event but if there’s anything in particular you think would be helpful, send along a message and I’ll see what can be done to make it happen.

In the meantime, visit the TAFTO archives for five years of fantastic essays, audio blogs, and yes even a cartoon from equally fantastic contributors as they share their insights on how average patrons throughout the country can invite friends who don’t regularly participate in live music events to a performance in your area.