Website Review

On the positive side, the average score for 2006 was 60.23, which is an increase over last year’s average score of 58.93…

Although the evaluation parameters between 2005 and 2006 have not changed as much as between the 2004 and 2005 evaluations, there have been some modifications along the following key points…

Introduction & Evaluation Criteria Between 8/26/06 and 8/31/06, I examined 80 professional orchestra websites and ranked them by how well they presented their concert schedule, sold tickets, provided organizational information, facilitated making donations, and on overall content and functionality…

Compared to their American and Canadian peers, some of the Canadian orchestras excelled in subcategories where most organizations languished…

With the exception of one less subcategory, the Canadian orchestra websites were evaluated on the same criteria as their American counterparts. They were examined on how well they presented their concert schedule, sell tickets, provide organizational information, facilitated making donations, and on their overall content and functionality…