Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

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A Notice To All Orchestras About Online Donations

Thu, Dec 12, 2005
Not enough time, not enough staff, not enough technical understanding, or not enough capital to institute online giving? Hogwash, excuses are irrelevant. My blog neighbor Andrew Taylor, featured an excellent article yesterday providing links to a report which reviews a dozen online donation tools. Don’t forget that the average score for the category of Online

Building An Audience That Knows Better

Wed, Dec 12, 2005
The cross-blogging applause discussion has apparently wrapped up nicely over at Rifftides. Doug Ramsey closes out the dialogue with some final words from jazz musician Bill Kirchner, the man who started the discussion in the first place…

Yale, Yale, Yale

Mon, Dec 12, 2005
The music business is aflutter with Yale’s recent announcement that it’s graduate music program will be tuition free. Some people claim this is good for the orchestra business and others claim it’s only going to hurt. The Partial Observer published a piece of mine today which examines how the Yale gift will likely impact the

More On Applause

Fri, Dec 12, 2005
My Arts Journal blog neighbor, Doug Ramsey, posted a fascinating entry yesterday about a jazz musician, Bill Kirchner, who is experimenting with attempts to get his audience to cease-and-desist from applauding after solos. It’s all quite fascinating when you compare it to orchestra concerts; consequently, the topic would have made good fodder for an episode

Hell Hath No Fury Like The Kimmel Center Scorned

Wed, Nov 11, 2005
An Associated Press article from Tuesday, November 29, 2005 reports that Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is seeking damages from Rafael Vinoly Architects, the Center’s architectural firm…
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