A weather delayed return flight to Chicago prevented me from finishing up the article I wanted to publish today about the Cleveland Orchestra’s recent performance in Nashville’s new concert hall. As such, I’ll complete that article and have it ready for tomorrow but in the meantime, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published an article about the

As I wrapping up my trip to Nashville to hear the Cleveland Orchestra perform in the orchestra’s new hall, I only have time to post a quick link to a comic strip last week that actually made me laugh out loud. Starting tomorrow, I’ll start posting some news from the Cleveland Orchestra concert (and more).

Following Monday’s article about the changing field of orchestral recording and broadcasting, dozens of readers sent in private email messages to discuss their view on the issue…

It has been nearly a year since I published an article examining how orchestras could benefit from the burgeoning metro-scale wireless programs across the country so it is high time to see how far things have progressed…

According to an article in the January 5, 2007 edition of the Kansas City Star, Missouri reported that Arts Council Chairman Mike Vangel responded to the lawsuit filed by the Kansas City Symphony calling it “ill-advised” and “baffling.”…

The Partial Observer published an article of mine today that examines some of the recent changes dealing with the orchestral recording business. Regardless of whether you think recordings are dead or thriving, the article will get you thinking. Take me to the article.

Revising mission statements seems to be all the rage these days and an increasing number of orchestras have accepted the task of forging a multi-syllabic laden treatise to define how they one day hope to see themselves. But creating a mission statement chocked full of language capable of impressing even the most ambitious musicology doctoral

It is the beginning of January in Chicago and the sight out of my office windows features a bright, sunny day and an outdoor temperature in the mid 50’s…