Humor
#TBT It’s like “Things That Make You Go Buh?!?” But For Twitter
Thu, May 5, 2018
by Drew McManus
One more thing to add in the “I wish I thought of that” file is the new @ArtsAdminsSay twitter account. It’s barely two days old and is already racking up followers. Better still, it’s wallowing in love from arts admin followers and with an endorsement like this, I dare you to not follow: I just
Orchestra Mission Statements In The Worst Fonts Of All Time
Wed, Apr 4, 2018
by Drew McManus
Joe Patti keeps sucking me in with his headlines and yesterday’s post was no exception: Probably The Only Time Comic Sans Is Appropriate In A Planning Document. If I’m being honest, I didn’t even read the rest of the article because it made me wonder what actual orchestra mission statements look like in some of
Do You Like Paganini? Do You Like Cats? Then You’re Going To Love This
Fri, Jan 1, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adorable pets can sell anything and during a time when the cat video is king, it makes perfect sense to bring those together to help promote classical music; in this instance, Paganini. Violin soloist Augustin Hadelich has an upcoming album of Paganini Caprices and part of that project included making an animated short featuring his cartoon doppelganger
#TBT How To Succeed At Artistic Planning Without Really Trying
Thu, Jan 1, 2018
by Drew McManus
I can’t begin to express how satisfying it is to see so many readers connecting with Rob Deemer’s guest author article earlier this week announcing the official release of the Women Composers Database. I have no doubt it will go a long way toward improving the representation of women composers in mainstream artistic programming. Hopefully,
