Drew McManus
TAFTO Reader Responses: Shades Of Sandow
Tue, May 5, 2005
by Drew McManus
Greg Sandow’s TAFTO contribution certainly garnered some of the most colorful responses of any submission. What I found most intriguing were the extremes to which people responded, some with appreciation and others with dissatisfaction. Interestingly enough, however, almost all of the submissions had more in common than not; or they did in my opinion at
Boston’s BIG Endowment
Mon, May 5, 2005
by Drew McManus
Ok, I’m wrong. I’m not going to take the day off. I just read through an article by Chicago Tribune music critic, John von Rhein, about the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In the article he examines the current state of the BSO and where it sees itself going in the future. Make sure you get to
Taking The Day Off But Good Things Are on The Way
Mon, May 5, 2005
by Drew McManus
No blogging today but be certain to come back tomorrow when some readers respond to the recent TAFTO contribution from Greg Sandow. There’s no shortage of opinion and all of the reactions add to the conversation in a positive way.
TAFTO Contribution: Alex Ross
Fri, May 5, 2005
by Drew McManus
I’m now convinced that each and every TAFTO contribution provides a wonderfully unique and enriching approach on how to share a classical music experience. Even though I’ve gone through numerous experiences of taking someone to a concert myself, after I read the contributions always I’m excited to go do it all again as soon as
TAFTO Reader Response: More Than Just Orchestras
Thu, May 5, 2005
by Drew McManus
Librettist, composer, and economist Garth Trinkl gets around, he divides his time between Washington, D.C., Berkeley, CA, and Lviv, Ukraine. He resolved to partake in the Take a Friend to Orchestra project but decided that the original scope was a bit too narrow. As such, he opted out of attending a full orchestra concert and
