Fort Worth Symphony Musicians Ratify New Four Year Agreement
Thu, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There’s a good article in the 12/7/2016 edition of the Star-Telegram by Andrea Ahles that examines some of the key terms from the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s new four-year agreement. The most interesting part isn’t so much the details as it is about the anonymous large donor. The article reports that a $700,000 donation became
Are Community Orchestra Programs The New Low Hanging Fruit?
Wed, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
There was an intriguing article by Mark Stryker in the 12/3/2016 edition of the Detroit Free Press that examines the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s community orchestra program. The article focuses primarily on the benefits related to buzzwords like outreach and relevancy but the really interesting aspect of these programs that doesn’t garner as much attention is
Resource Tuesday: One Of The Best Free Tools You Can Use To Measure Page Speed
Tue, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
When it comes to webpage loading times, speed is everything and one of the most common bear traps you can stumble into is assuming your experience visiting the organization’s website is like everyone’s experience. Au contraire… Fortunately, there are a bevy of free tools you can use to get a realistic idea of page load
Fort Worth Symphony Reaches Tentative Deal And No Details From Pittsburgh Symphony
Mon, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
One day after a report that bargaining was stalled, the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) announced it reached a tentative agreement. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), which had been mediating the negotiations, released a press statement on 12/04/2016 announcing the tentative deal. The musicians have scheduled a ratification meeting for Wednesday, 12/07/2016 but
“…how the call for artists to be more entrepreneurial can very quickly be leveraged to the detriment of the arts and culture community.”