The 2005 CANADIAN Orchestra Website Review

At the conclusion of the 2004 Orchestra Website Review, I began to wonder about Canadian orchestra websites. In particular, I began to speculate on whether or not having a system which, by comparison to American orchestras, is heavily sponsored by the federal government would have any impact on how Canadian orchestras designed their websites…

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It’s More About Ticket Prices Than You Think

Back at the beginning of the month, Philadelphia Inquirer music critic, Peter Dobrin, published one of the best articles on classical music and orchestras I’ve read in the mainstream media this year. Unfortunately, it was swallowed up by the more pressing news events of Hurricane Katrina. Nevertheless, it’s worth examining now…

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