I’m Just Going To Put This One Out There…
Here’s a screenshot from the Utah Symphony’s home page. No commentary on my end but I’m curious to know your thoughts on this marketing campaign. Discuss.
More On Women Composers And 2018/19 Programming
Back in February of this year, we examined the issue of 2018/19 programming and its inauspicious lack of women composers at several large and mid-size budget orchestras. At that time, Alex Ross’ tweeted a blurb about the lack of women composers and since then, the topic has drawn attention from a wide range or stakeholders. One of the latest entries is an excellent commentary piece from Peter Dobrin in the 8/23/2018 …
The Latest High Profile #MeToo Accusation
The 8/22/18 edition of the New York Times published an article by Michael Cooper which reports on allegations that countertenor David Daniels drugged and raped a fellow singer in 2010. The singer, Samuel Schultz, a 32-year-old baritone, said in an interview on Wednesday that he had been drugged and raped by Mr. Daniels and Mr. Daniels’s partner, Scott Walters, who is now his husband, when Mr. Daniels was appearing at Houston …
#TBT We Need A Podcast About The Music Of Star Trek
Under the heading of music should be fun, today’s #TBT post is serving double duty. Not only will it highlight a post from the past but it’s going to tease an upcoming special event, and…spoiler alert…it’s Star Trek focused. First up, let’s do the #TBT thing. It’s nearly a decade old but every bit as clever and entertaining as when it came out: Star Trek II: The Opera. Star Trek II:The …
The Best Arts Admin Jobs Board Around
One year ago, Adaptistration Jobs rebranded as Arts Admin Jobs and since then, traffic has increased more than 20 percent. That’s just the first of some excellent metrics over the last year, let’s take a look at a few more. There’s a noticeable uptick in the number of academic institutions linking to listings. More employers purchased Featured Listing upgrades than ever before. Featured listings have never performed better! Compared to free …