2010 Orchestra Website Review: Best & Worst Of
Fri, Oct 10, 2010
by Drew McManus
Wrapping up the US reviews for 2010 is the Best & Worst from this year’s review. The Best recognizes orchestras that made particularly large advancements in certain categories while the Worst examines organizations that could benefit from improving particularly damaging components and/or practices…
2010 Orchestra Website Review: Special Recognition Awards
Thu, Oct 10, 2010
by Drew McManus
During every orchestra website review, several orchestras deserve special recognition for how well they satisfied evaluation requirements as well as demonstrating particular originality and creativity for specific website components, regardless of overall score. As such, the Special Recognition Awards are designed to highlight individual achievements and promote them as benchmarks within the field…
2010 Orchestra Website Review: Trends & Detailed Scores
Wed, Oct 10, 2010
by Drew McManus
The 2010 reviews witnessed a number of positive trends, the most notable being a strong uptick in average scores among all budget size organizations. As a result, the reviews produced the highest ever average score of 71.23 and finally broke out of the “Grade D” basement…
2010 Orchestra Website Review: Overall Rankings
Tue, Oct 10, 2010
by Drew McManus
Between 9/25/10 and 10/12/10, 72 professional orchestra websites were examined and ranked by how well they presented their concert schedule, sold tickets, facilitated making donations, provided organizational information, utilized dynamic content, and on overall content and functionality. On a positive note, the average score reached a new all-time high since the reviews were launched in
2010 Orchestra Website Review: Evaluation Criteria & What’s New
Mon, Oct 10, 2010
by Drew McManus
Now in its seventh year, the Orchestra Website Review generates a great deal of interest regarding how orchestras of vastly different budget size can be compared on an even playing field. Happily, the answer is very straightforward…
Betcha Didn’t See That Coming
Fri, Oct 10, 2010
by Drew McManus
Just when you thought the progress of labor disputes in a tough economy were set in stone, something comes along to shake it all up. In Detroit, that dynamic variable was the impact of social media on altering the course of even the best laid plans, such as the decision of a violin soloist to
Where Are The Website Reviews?!?
Thu, Oct 10, 2010
by Drew McManus
Good question and one a number of folks have been writing in to ask. The answer is I’ve scheduled them to coincide with an upcoming business trip so I don’t have to worry about writing anything during a week where I’m on the road. As it turns out, that’s a few weeks later than they
You Can Always Find A Distraction If You’re Looking For One
Wed, Oct 10, 2010
by Drew McManus
Amid the Sarah Chang/Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) drama, it can be easy to forget that it’s a smaller part of a bigger issue; specifically, the ongoing DSO work stoppage. To be certain, any messages sent to Sarah Chang that were threatening and/or intimidating have hopefully been passed along to authorities. Clearly, those are sober issues
A Taste of Honolulu’s Grand Plan
Tue, Oct 10, 2010
by Drew McManus
Let’s see if you can answer today’s orchestra management question: Q: What do you call an orchestral association that doesn’t employ orchestra musicians? A: A presenter… According to reports in an article by Marisa Yamane in the 10/10/2010 edition of Hawaii’s KHON2.com, the impending Chapter 11 re-organization plan from the current Honolulu Symphony leadership would
A Bad Situation Ends Badly In Detroit
Mon, Oct 10, 2010
by Drew McManus
The brouhaha sounding violinist Sarah Chang’s recital at Orchestra Hall in Detroit came to an end when the soloist announced that she was cancelling due to private email messages that she characterized as crossing a line into physical threats and career intimidation. The Detroit Free Press reported the news in an article by Mark Stryker
