On 6/28/2012 the Philadelphia Orchestra Association (POA) issued a press statement announcing confirmation of its plan to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. What might catch your attention is the second paragraph, which conveys how much the POA will save as a result of filing bankruptcy.
Governance
With Savings Like These, Who Wouldn't Want To File For Bankruptcy?
On 6/28/2012 the Philadelphia Orchestra Association (POA) issued a press statement announcing confirmation of its plan to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. What might catch your attention is the second paragraph, which conveys how much the POA will save as a result of filing bankruptcy.
Five Leadership Mistakes Of The Galactic Empire
It’s tough to pass up an article with a headline like today’s post but credit for the hook goes to forbes.com and the 2/13/2012 article written by Alex Knapp under the same title. Just in case you haven’t paid attention to pop culture in the last 30 or so odd years, the Galactic Empire is the main bad guy faction in the Star Wars universe; i.e. Darth Vader, the Emperor, et al. What makes Knapp’s article intriguing is how its main points stack up when juxtaposed alongside the orchestra field.
Delaware Symphony Goes Dark for 2012-2013
The Delaware Symphony Orchestra (DSO) posted a message at its website yesterday announcing the organization’s plans to go dark for the entire 2012-2013 season. Moreover, the 6/5/2012 edition of the Delaware News Journal published an article co-authored by Maureen Milford and Betsy Price that sheds more light on events.
Are We There Met?
In case you missed it (although I don’t know how that’s even possible), there’s been a substantial fuss over the past several weeks surrounding Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Metropolitan Opera (Met), and his public brush war against criticism. Gelb lost; and just in case he didn’t realize just how big of a loss it was, the King of All Culture Media, Alex Ross, authored an article for the 5/23/2012 edition of The New Yorker that spells it out in no uncertain terms.