If you’ve been following the hubbub over the public school music teacher who has been suspended with pay from her position over controversy from her showing elementary age students an educational video about opera, I hope you caught an article appearing in the 03/10/06 edition of the Rocky Mountain News…
Drew McManus
Sign Of The Times
An article appearing the 03/15/06 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Pittsburgh Symphony is experiencing some negative feedback from some long time subscribers over losing their accustomed seats when they renewed their subscriptions. According to the article, the conflicts are the result of a new subscription program implemented by the symphony…
Back To The Fees
A direct link to Lisa Hirsch’s excellent article about ticket fees referred to in the Adaptistration article from 03/08/06 is now available, you can find the article here. I hope you’ll take the time to give hr article a read, you’ll be glad you did.
There’s Never A Good Time To Downsize An Orchestra By 25%
A recent opinion piece from the editorial staff of the Louisville Courier-Journal endorsed the Louisville Orchestra board position of cutting the orchestra down to the size of a part time ensemble. Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time the Courier-Journal’s editorial staff has espoused an absolutely wrong position..
Kimmel Center – Vinoly Lawsuit Settled
The Philadelphia Inquirer published an article by Peter Dobrin on 03/08/06 which reports that the Kimmel Center lawsuit against the center’s architect Rafael Viñoly has been settled…