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Santa Rosa Symphony Cancels Concert Due To Climate Change

Tue, Oct 10, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 091
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.
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You’ll Have To Wait A Little (Lot?) Longer For NY Phil’s Much Needed Hall Renovation

Mon, Oct 10, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 096
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
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Are You Serious About Changing The Narrative?

Fri, Oct 10, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 161
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
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Tick-Tock, The Orchestra 990 Sale Ends Soon

Fri, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 107
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
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BREAKING: Arts Management Is Hard. In Other News, Water Still Wet.

Tue, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 149
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
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