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Adaptistration Turns 14

Fri, Nov 11, 2017
by Drew McManus
Today marks Adaptistration’s 14th anniversary and to help mark the occasion, let’s look at the year’s highlights. Audience New readers increased by 1.8 percent. Overall traffic was down, but that’s not a surprise given the previous year’s record setting traffic from the 2016 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Music Directors After filtering out that article’s traffic, the
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#TBT Back To The Future In Columbus

Thu, Nov 11, 2017
by Drew McManus
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The 10/24/17 edition of the Columbus Dispatch included an article by Ken Gordon that reports the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (CSO) hired an executive director. What makes this hire a bit different is the CSO has been sharing an executive director with the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) for close to a decade. Long
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Credit Where Credit Is Due

Wed, Nov 11, 2017
by Drew McManus
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Although traditional media is typically a worthy target for ire thanks to dumbing down or outright ignoring all things culture, that doesn’t mean it’s universal. Every now and then, an outlet will put together a top-notch educational piece that serves as a good reference for orchestras. Vox.com published an article by Christophe Haubursin that includes
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Cats + Opera = #AllThePoints

Tue, Oct 10, 2017
by Drew McManus
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What do you get when National Opera Week, National Cat Day, and Halloween converge? I’m not entirely certain but it’s destined to be awesome. The Lyric Opera of Chicago is holding a contest for two tickets to their production of Wagner’s DIE WALKÜRE. https://www.facebook.com/lyricopera/posts/10155805138464161   Their pics are adorable (and yes, you can purchase your
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Looking For Resources to Help Understand ACA Changes?

Mon, Oct 10, 2017
by Drew McManus
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It should come as no surprise that the upcoming open enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be a large source of stress for organizations that provide health care benefits along with individual musicians and arts managers responsible for purchasing their own insurance. Unfortunately, there isn’t much to recommend along the lines of
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