TAFTO 2010 Contribution: Elizabeth Lunday
Mon, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
It took about all of five minutes between picking up Elizabeth Lunday’s book, Secret Lives of Great Composers, and determining that that she was going to be at the top of this year’s TAFTO contributor invitee list. So when she agreed to take part in this year’s program, I knew she was going to put
Venture Project Update: Building A Smarter Art
Fri, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
Today marks the beginning of The Venture Project’s active analysis period as initial users get in and work with specific Creative Control Engine components. We’re also assembling the review checklist to ensure each individual feature and module is properly designed and incorporated into the final product. It’s gratifying to see everything coming together and it
Debbie Does Dvorak?
Thu, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
Perhaps the best we to preface this is to say it comes from the digital desk of conductor Bill Eddins who started off a recent post with the following: “My Board chair is going to have fits, and I can just hear our Executive Director banging her head against a wall. But folks, sometimes you
If You Can’t Join ‘Em, Beat ‘Em
Wed, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
In an interesting turn of events in Charleston, one of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO) concert sponsors has decided to present a cancelled pops concert on their own. The First Federal bank will be presenting the May 1st Starlight Pops concert using members from the recently-suspended CSO under the director of Alex Agrest (CSO core
TAFTO 2010 Starts Next Week!
Tue, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
The 2010 Take A Friend To The Orchestra (TAFTO) program will run from Monday, 4/12/2010 through Thursday, 4/22/2010. In addition to the detailed publication schedule below, readers have started to put their own TAFTO events together and use social networking to get organized. Arizona Opera violist Katie Shields has an opera oriented event in Phoenix,
“An Illegal Lockout” In Charleston
Mon, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
According to a representative speaking on behalf of the Players Association of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (PACSO) the official position of the musicians and its union, Coastal Carolina Association of Professional Musicians Local 502, have stated that they consider the Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) decision to suspend operations “an illegal lockout and we are pursuing
League Acquires Inside The Arts Cultural Blogging Exchange
Fri, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
The League of American Orchestras is pleased to announce that it has acquired the Inside The Arts Cultural Blogging Exchange. This new responsibility includes directly managing the Inside The Arts portal and exercising editorial control over each of the member blogs; Adaptistration, Brian Dickie, Butts In The Seats , Double Bass Blog, Neo Classical, non
Details Surface In Columbus
Thu, Apr 4, 2010
by Drew McManus
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (CSO) have apparently come to terms regarding a five year agreement that outsources the vast majority of the CSO’s administrative functions to CAPA. The organizations issued two joint press releases on the new agreement dated March 31, 2010 which include the following
I’m Not The Only One Paying Attention To Orchestra Websites
Wed, Mar 3, 2010
by Drew McManus
I was thrilled to see an article in the 3/29/2009 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times by columnist that examines the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) new website. By and large it is a very complimentary article but one item of note is the attention focused on how important usability is to revenue performance. In the article,
Charleston Goes Dark
Tue, Mar 3, 2010
by Drew McManus
According to a report from Adam Parker in the 3/29/2010 edition of The Charleston Post and Courier, the Charleston Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has suspended operations for the remainder of the 2009/10 season. The news was announced to musicians following the organization’s Sunday concert and to the public via a press release issued the same day.
