Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
One of the more intriguing byproducts of the pandemic is its influence in bringing QR codes back into mainstream use. We’ve been examining their potential for more than a decade and while their popularity has ebbed and flowed, they are currently riding a high thanks in large part to mobile operating systems doing a much better job at recognizing and processing code actions. There’s an excellent article at Smashing Magazine by …
Back in January, 2022 one of the largest museums in the country, employees at the Art Institute of Chicago voted to join the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees by a vote of 142-44. That’s a 76 percent majority. As reported by artnews.com in an article by Alex Grengerger, the decision by workers at an institution this budget size is the potential tipping point for more in that group …
The second installment in the series of articles I’m writing about how arts administrators can use the Laws of User Experience to be better at just about everything they do is now published! This article focuses on the Law Of Common Region and how you can help boost a person’s natural tendency to group similar elements. The end result can make it easier for patrons to find key information and process …
No, this isn’t a post about the doins a-transpiring with the political fight going on at Spotify. But it is a post with a resource on how to go about migrating away from Spotify without losing your playlists. Personally, I’ve never been a fan of Spotify’s service. It’s too difficult to use and had to much catalog churn, so I use YouTube Music Premium. Nonetheless, I do know how much of …
Holly Mulcahy published an article at Neo Classical about audition requirements. It serves as a follow-up to something she wrote in 2018 on the topic and spoiler alert: not much has changed for the better. “Over the last four years, the social justice movement has had a positive influence on the way orchestras approach programming while some are producing DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) statements. As we head towards what we think is …