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Have You Subscribed To The Weekly Email Summary?

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Although RSS is convenient and flexible tool to stay in touch with your favorite blogs, the allure of an old-fashioned email notice is stronger than ever; as such, don’t forget about Adaptistration’s Weekly Email Summary. Delivered to your email every Friday, it provides a concise summary of each week’s articles as well as access to Subscribers Only articles. Use the form located at the top of the right hand navigation column …

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More On Musician Temperament

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The ever sharp Sam Bergman published a fascinating post on 12/3/08 in response to the satirical article published by Holly Mulcahy about how musician behavior can alienate audiences (you have to love cross blog blogging). Sam does a wonderful job at expanding on Holly’s original premise, especially with regard to root causes which unintentionally develop inadvertent conduct, but it is the end of his article that caught my attention…

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The One-Two Punch Of Inflated Ticket Prices

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Last week I pointed readers to an article written by Mark Stryker in the 11/26/08 edition of the Detroit Free Press which examined the current state of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra finances. In that article, Mark reports that the organization is experiencing a decline in ticket sales and a recent sudden drop in financial support will only compound economic issues. At hand, is the quandary of how an organization in the midst of a sizeable, sudden budget shortfall will go about attracting increased numbers of ticket buyers with fewer marketing resources and no room to tolerate lower ticket revenue…

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Orchestra Musicians Can Be Temperamental?

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Continuing in her series of articles entitled “How To Alienate Your Audience In 10 Easy Steps” Holly Mulcahy published the second installment which focuses on musician behavior. Although orchestra musicians don’t have as much direct contact with concertgoers or board members as music directors, there are plenty of points where poor conduct and a sloppy image can alienate audience members…

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Grim Outlook On Cultural Confidence

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The latest Cultural Confidence update indicates that the slight upturn in the economic outlook for cultural institutions experienced around the national elections was short lived. Results from the most recent polling cycle indicate that not only do more people feel that their institution’s current economic situation is degrading but their economic outlook sank to a new low since polling began…

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