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An ICSOM Orchestra In ROPA Clothing
The Grand Rapids Symphony, perched atop the pile of ROPA organizations for a number of years, has been staring its destiny square in the face. Oddly enough, when compared to organizations at the lower end of the ICSOM budget scale (the next level up from ROPA status), Grand Rapids excels in nearly every category:
Boston’s BIG Endowment
Ok, I’m wrong. I’m not going to take the day off. I just read through an article by Chicago Tribune music critic, John von Rhein, about the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In the article he examines the current state of the BSO and where it sees itself going in the future. Make sure you get to the final page of the article where you’ll read about how BSO managing director Mark Volpe …
Taking The Day Off But Good Things Are on The Way
No blogging today but be certain to come back tomorrow when some readers respond to the recent TAFTO contribution from Greg Sandow. There’s no shortage of opinion and all of the reactions add to the conversation in a positive way.
It’s All About Ambiance
The Partial Observer published an article of mine today which examines some of the shared problems between movie theatres and classical music venues. The discussion stems from Martha Bayles’ excellent article appearing at Serious Popcorn last week. Getting people out of their comfy homes, plasma screen televisions, TiVo’s, 100+ channels of television, and DVD’s to make the trek to the concert hall is the real issue facing orchestras who need …