Artistic Administration
#TBT How To Succeed At Artistic Planning Without Really Trying
Thu, Jan 1, 2018
by Drew McManus
I can’t begin to express how satisfying it is to see so many readers connecting with Rob Deemer’s guest author article earlier this week announcing the official release of the Women Composers Database. I have no doubt it will go a long way toward improving the representation of women composers in mainstream artistic programming. Hopefully,
A Fully Operational Women Composers Database
Tue, Jan 1, 2018
by Rob Deemer
2017 is rightly being perceived as a watershed year for women’s issues throughout our society and in many parts of the world. One important aspect of this is the role of women composers in our culture. Just as Hollywood has slowly realized that the number of talented women who can write, direct, shoot, and edit
#TBT Get Ready For An Update To The Women Composer Database Project
Thu, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
In advance of an update article next week about composer and arts administrator Rob Deemer’s Women Composer Database Project, I wanted to make sure you knew what the project is all and just how important the database will be to the field as it continues to grow. To that end, this pair of articles will
Cultural Empathy Requires More Than Soundbites
Fri, Aug 8, 2017
In the weeks and months following the Trump travel ban I received several email requests from composers that were along the lines of the following: “I’m looking for melodies from the seven countries affected by the Trump travel ban.” …or… “[I’d like to write] arrangements of tunes sung by refugees (or more broadly, folk tunes/other
In Boston, XX Marks Anything But A Spot On The Program