The second offering in our pair of Take A Friend To The Orchestra Opera contributions is from Kim Witman, who holds the distinct honor of being an arts manager who got in on the ground floor of “behind the scenes” arts blogging. Her blog aims to allow both patrons and aspiring opera performers to see

You know what? There’s more to the world of large classical music ensembles than just orchestras. In fact, much like the vocal celebrities they feature, opera organizations don’t like it very much when you don’t pay them the attention they deserve. As such, TAFTO 2007 is featuring a special mini-series that focuses the spotlight firmly

Is TAFTO, or any other word of mouth audience development program, genuinely capable of having any measurable impact on concert attendance? To help figure out a quantifiable answer to that question Bill Harris, a friend and colleague of mine, came up with a brilliant solution to address these issues which grew into the TAFTO contribution

Although TAFTO 2007 will occupy Adaptistration’s weekday slots through April 20, that doesn’t mean the orchestra business isn’t filled with some notable events…

If you’re an orchestra manager and haven’t heard of the American Symphony Orchestra League’s Jesse Rosen before then it is likely that you haven’t been in the business for very long. All the same, much like many of the managers in this business, the name Jesse Rosen is less likely to be on the tips

Who cares what a music critic thinks; after all, they’re just a bunch of snooty elitists, right? Well, if you subscribe to that sort of universal outlook on classical music, then you’re missing out as Pittsburgh Post-Gazette chief music critic (and recently anointed Post-Gazette classical music blogger) Andrew Druckenbrod has directed his writing skills toward

Capitalizing on the value of using personal experiences to connect with a reader, Leonard Slatkin has created a wonderful TAFTO contribution that draws on numerous events throughout his notable career – even one from when he was purportedly “just hanging around waiting for my first opportunity to conduct.” All in all, his contribution is an

“Leave it to a manager to tell you how to work the system.” That is precisely what Michael Tiknis does with his TAFTO contribution. Michael is an arts manager who understands that the inherent value, and thereby draw, of any performing arts group is the talent. With a line like “So by all means, take

The following organizations are offering special Take A Friend To Orchestra promotions: SYRACUSE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Throughout April, concert-goers can purchase “buy one, get one” tickets to take a friend to any SSO concert in May, 2007. The May series is: Beethoven Symphony No. 6, May 11-12, 2007 (Post-Standard Classics) An American Tribute, May 18-19, 2007