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Dear Mr. President

Tue, Jan 1, 2009
by Drew McManus
As your administration approaches the many challenges facing our country, I hope you will consider a bold program of cultural diplomacy as one answer to the problem of improving and maintaining international relations. In particular, I urge your administration to implement a widespread and fully sponsored international touring and residency campaign along with a variety of cultural exchange programs; all of which would involve a comprehensive collection of professional American orchestras.
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Will Michael Dorf Lead The NEA?

Mon, Jan 1, 2009
by Drew McManus
According to the 1/16/2009 edition of the Los Angeles Times in an article by Allan M. Jalon, it appears that Michael Dorf, founding partner of Chicago law firm Adducci Dorf Lehner Mitchell & Blankenship has emerged as a frontrunner to lead the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA). According to his professional profile, Mr. Dorf
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Expanding The National Arts Office Discussion

Fri, Jan 1, 2009
by Drew McManus
There has been some intriguing discussion throughout the blogosphere following the article from earlier this week about the possibility of a White House based Office of the Arts. Ian Wilhelm picked up on the conversation via an article he posted at the Chronicle of Philanthropy and reader response to the idea has been surprising (at
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State Of The Industry Today On Soundcheck

Thu, Jan 1, 2009
by Drew McManus
I’ll be appearing today on WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer at 2:00 p.m. ET for a quick discussion about the current state of the orchestra world both artistically and financially going into 2009. You can listen to the segment via the following audio player:
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A White House Office Of The Arts?

Wed, Jan 1, 2009
by Drew McManus
As we stand at the precipice of a fundamental shift in the way the Federal government functions (and quite likely life as we know it), recent gossip has focused on the possibility of a new White House level arts office that would be responsible for what Artnet News reports as “overseeing all things having to
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