Does It Really Matter How Old The Conductor Is?

You have to love this business. Really, you do. Any sane person who didn’t would likely throw up their hands in frustration and swear off classical music forever after a few years. Why on earth anyone cares about whether or not a music director is 26 or 66 is beyond me. Nevertheless, the business seems determined to forge ahead with shaping phony connections between age and audience development…

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Getting My Head Above Water

I’m back in Chicago and am slogging through several hundred email messages and several dozen phone messages. Hopefully, I’ll be back to blogging as usual by tomorrow or next Monday. In the meantime, check out one of the blogs I visit on a daily basis, Butts In The Seats, Musings on Practical Solutions For Arts Management by Hawaii based arts manager Joe Patti. It’s full of great ideas, thoughtful topics and …

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ArtsWatch

I’m taking a sincere vacation day today and am immersing myself in a day-long hike in the Grand Teton National Park. In the meantime, please take a moment to visit a new blog written by Philadelphia Inquirer music critic, Peter Dobrin. Peter is one of my favorite cultural journalists currently working and I’m glad to see The Inquirer has carved out a digital niche all for him: Peter Dobrin’s ArtsWatch