Polls & Quizzes
Take Your Pick: Ma, Maazel, Or Ross
Wed, Oct 10, 2008
by Drew McManus
After watching Yo-Yo Ma’s appearance earlier this week on the Colbert Report it dawned on me that throughout 2008, that program featured three prominent classical music figures: Yo-Yo Ma, Lorin Maazel, and (classical music’s newest G-Man) Alex Ross. Each appearance left me with a distinctly different impression and I’m curious to know if readers think
Star Wars Trumpet Girl Vs. Caribou Barbie Flute
Fri, Oct 10, 2008
by Drew McManus
In the spirit of last night’s debate, I thought it would be fun to close out the week with some head-to-head competition for rights to the most cringe inspiring video of pops music gone wrong…
Adaptistration Poll: Subscriptions
Thu, Aug 8, 2008
by Drew McManus
Following yesterday’s article about the Met’s recent subscription issue, a number of readers sent in private email messages expressing an opinion about the future of subscriptions and how they related to performing arts organizations (including several from ballet folks – thanks for reading!). As such, it would be intriguing to find out where readers fall
Poll: Music Festival Conventions
Wed, Jun 6, 2008
by Drew McManus
Before the NPAC stops rattling around in my head, I want to take a moment to mention the conference’s conspicuous absence of summer music festival managers and board members. It is no secret why they are represented in such low numbers as the timing for most annual conventions fall smack dab at the beginning of
Adaptistration Poll: RSS Preferences
Thu, Mar 3, 2008
by Drew McManus
Last week, a reader contacted me asking about why Adaptistration doesn’t use full length posts in its RSS feed. A thoughtful exchange ensued and as it has been some time since I last surveyed readers on the topic, it seemed as though the best course of action would be to poll current readers on their
