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Venezuelan National Guard Smashes Protester’s Violin

Mon, Jun 6, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 120
Last month, we learned about Wuilly Arteaga, a 23 year old protester in Caracas, Venezuela, who was plays his violin during demonstrations against government crackdowns. On May 31, 2017, the young musician had his violin smashed by a Venezuelan National Guardsman. BBC, CNN, and FoxNews have published reports about the incident and it appears that
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Happy Memorial Day!

Mon, May 5, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 118
Whether you’re home all day enjoying the holiday with family and friends or your orchestra is putting on a performance today, try to take a few moments to remember the reason for the holiday. Band Facts
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Old Dogs = 0, New Tricks = 1

Tue, May 5, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 183
At a time where mashups and, licensing, and fair use rights are usually points of “aggressive debate,” the Danny Elfman Project contributes a new perspective. It allows filmmakers to use selections from Elfman’s new album, Rabbit and Rogue, in their short film projects…free of charge…but for a specific creative purpose. The available soundtrack is 12:12
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The Role Of Music Inside Venezuela’s Unrest

Wed, May 5, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 120
The 5/4/2017 edition of NPR published an article by Anastasia Tsioulcas that reports Conductor Gustavo Dudamel decision to take a public position on the recent unrest in his native country, Venezuela. In his letter, Dudamel calls on government leaders to cease acts of repression and the cycle of increasing violence that recently resulted in the death
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Content Rules

Fri, May 5, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 208
In the wake of their 2017 Content Competition, the Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) asked each of the adjudicators to write an article reflecting on the ideas related to the competition, how they relate to the orchestra field, and main takeaways, particularly for those teaching the next generation of arts administrators. AAAE recently published
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