80% Seems Like A Clear Majority

Peter Dobrin’s article from the 11/16/06 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Philadelphia Orchestra music director, Christoph Eschenbach, told the musicians he was informed that 80% of the “musicians did not agree with his artistic interpretations” and the same percentage “left concerts feeling great anger”…

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List Lust

Joe Patti, the author of the always sharp arts management blog Butts In Seats, posted an article on November 6th about sharing contact lists between arts organizations. I thought his piece brings up some great questions that everyone in this business who deals with lists has to face at one point or another…

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Some Early Thoughts On The Knight Report

I’m just about finished reading the Knight Foundation’s Magic Of Music Final Report, it is a slower read than I initially anticipated. Not because it is dull, rather, there’s quite a bit to process and I find myself going over sections a couple of times or pausing to le things sink in. Nevertheless, I do have some early thoughts…

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