Current Events – Page 57

Santa Rosa Symphony Cancels Concert Due To Climate Change

Thursday, October 19th, 2017Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 by Drew McManus

The Santa Rosa Symphony cancelled their 10/9/2017 concert 10 hours prior to downbeat due to wildfires that continue to progress unchecked in California’s Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino, Yuba, Nevada, Calaveras and Butte counties. At the time this article was written, several neighborhoods in Santa Rosa have been evacuated and two local hospitals are being emptied. With no shortage of evidence indicating the increase in number and magnitude of wildfires increasing as …

You’ll Have To Wait A Little (Lot?) Longer For NY Phil’s Much Needed Hall Renovation

Monday, October 9th, 2017 by Drew McManus

On 10/3/2017, the Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic released a joint press release announcing their decision to “re-envision the strategy that will steer the forthcoming renovations of David Geffen Hall.” Lincoln Center’s 210-word press statement provided few details. New York, NY (October 3, 2017) — After a concentrated period of deep review and thoughtful evaluation, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the New York Philharmonic have decided to …

Are You Serious About Changing The Narrative?

Friday, October 6th, 2017 by Drew McManus

Toward the end of summer, California Symphony Executive Director, Aubrey Bergauer, posted an article chronicling their work change out how they approach audience development. Gone is the full court press contact for first time ticket buyers to convert into subscribers and donors. Instead, they decided to focus on an audience development model closer to what we’ve examined here since 2003. After some genuinely heartening exchanges with Bergauer about the work, she …

Tick-Tock, The Orchestra 990 Sale Ends Soon

Friday, September 29th, 2017Friday, September 29th, 2017 by Drew McManus

The new downloadable Orchestra 990s are filling out, you can now find the four most recent seasons (2011-2012 through 2013-2014). A big thank you to everyone who has already purchased copies and if it’s on your to-do list, don’t forget that the final day of the launch celebration mega-sale is soon. After that, everything goes back to regular price. Having said that, you can look forward to quantity discounts: purchase 2-5: …

BREAKING: Arts Management Is Hard. In Other News, Water Still Wet.

Tuesday, September 26th, 2017Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 by Drew McManus

Have you heard about the Newport Contemporary Music Series, or more precisely, the whopping disaster that was the Newport Contemporary Music Series? It was such a fiasco, it would be funny if it weren’t for the sobering reality that dozens of musicians and related service providers suffered six figures worth income due to nothing more than one person’s ineptitude. If nothing else, the entire ordeal serves as a reminder that arts …