Concert Halls

The Mouse That Roared Part 2

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At the conclusion of Part 1, the community advocates at Save Richmond were just beginning to discover apparent discrepancies in the financial information claimed by the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation (VAPAF). In an attempt to verify the VAPAF’s financial status, they took an unusual step of filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the VAPAF… Unfortunately, Save Richmond’s first FOIA request was rejected by the VAPAF (you can download …

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The Mouse That Roared

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The issues surrounding institutional transparency and patron empowerment are examined on a continuing basis here at Adaptistration. Recently, the two issues collided head-first in Richmond, Virginia when the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation (VAPAF) found itself at odds with a pair of local community advocates. The result was something akin to “The Mouse that Roared”… In this case, the role of the mouse is being played by a pair of local Richmonders: …

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Theme And Variations In Atlanta

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You have to love the internet; if you took the time to surf around the local Atlanta television and newspaper outlets yesterday, you were treated to a variety of articles and video features about the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s new concert hall.

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Size Matters Part 4

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Welcome back for part four, the final installment in this study of how an orchestra accomplishes the monumental task of building a new concert hall.  Today,  we’ll hear from musicians in each of the orchestras as well as the executive directors. Player Comments It’s the musicians that make an orchestra.  So how they feel about where they perform is directly related to the quality of the performance itself. To exclude the …

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Size Matters Part 3

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Welcome back for part three in this study of how an orchestra accomplishes the monumental task of building a new concert hall.  In today’s installment I provide my conclusions and predictions regarding how each orchestra’s new hall will shape their future.  If you missed part one and part two, we covered the details of how each orchestra plans to build their new hall. Conclusions & Predictions Dayton Philharmonic Since Dayton has …

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