This Is What TAFTO Is All About
Thu, May 5, 2007
by Drew McManus
In case you didn’t catch the link from the Arts Journal Music News headlines, there is an article written by Charles Downey, the staff critic at DCist.com, which demonstrates just how much impact one concert-goer can have on enhancing classical music’s future…
Always Taking, Never Giving
Wed, May 5, 2007
by Drew McManus
In response to yesterday’s article on the value sincerity Brian Bell, producer of WGBH 89.7’s live broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and WGBH SymphonyCast, sent in an email which made me think about an oft overlooked component of orchestra management with regard to how orchestras interact with their respective communities…
Making Stronger Connections Through Sincerity
Tue, May 5, 2007
by Drew McManus
During a particularly long flight on United Airlines back in March, I took a moment to flip through the in-flight magazine and found an article that challenged the conventional wisdom behind traditional methods for networking…
Ticket Prices At Modern Art Notes
Mon, Apr 4, 2007
by Drew McManus
Long time Adaptistration readers know that issues related to ticket price are a fundamental topic. Along those lines, my ever-sharp AJ blogging neighbor Tyler Green is producing a must-read collection of articles with his recent salvo of spot-on observations of ticket price issues in the world of art museums…
Rolling The Odometer
Fri, Apr 4, 2007
by Drew McManus
It went by so quietly I didn’t even notice it, but Adaptistration crossed the 1,000 posts mark on April 4, 2007…
All About Potential Part 2
Thu, Apr 4, 2007
by Drew McManus
Continuing where we left off from Part 1, today’s installment will examine the final three ensembles which have in them the ability to do great things by the 2013/2014 season as well as a few which came close but ultimately not close enough…
All About Potential Part 1
Wed, Apr 4, 2007
by Drew McManus
Even though the business of professional symphonic orchestras has taken a prolonged beating (hang on, we’re not off the bumpy road quite yet) that doesn’t mean opportunity and potential have gone the way of the dodo. In fact, several symphonic orchestra organizations are in just the right place at the right time to accomplish truly
In The Right Place At The Right Time
Tue, Apr 4, 2007
by Drew McManus
“There has never been a better time to be in this business” – I’ve said that for the past few years and it’s still true. Moreover, that adage is especially applicable for select group of professional orchestras…
Addressing Sidestepping Issues Head On
Mon, Apr 4, 2007
by Drew McManus
In the wake of a growing public relations quagmire over the US&O’s closed-then-open-but-now-twice-as-much subscription policy for Third Tier seats in the upcoming 2007-2008 season, the chairman of the organization’s marketing and public relations committee, E. Jeffery Smith, wrote a letter to the editor of the Salt Lake Tribune to assure the local public that all
TAFTO 2007 Contribution – Connie Linsler Valentine
Fri, Apr 4, 2007
by Drew McManus
As TAFTO 2007 comes to a close we bring the program around full circle: we started with a contribution from a manager and we’ll end with a contribution from a manager. Nashville Chamber Orchestra executive director Connie Linsler Valentine approaches the TAFTO idea be allowing you to walk a mile in her shoes. In particular,
