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Patrons Unite Part 1

Tuesday, February 15th, 2005 by Drew McManus

Fellow AJ blogger Andrew Taylor and an intriguing piece up the other week about something called Giving Circles, which Andrew describes as a sort of investment club for philanthropic endeavors. It’s a good idea and certainly something which can help increase involvement and interest in local nonprofit endeavors, like an orchestra. However, after reading through the information at the Giving Circles website, I think they fall short of encouraging patrons to …

Reader Response: Memories Of Karl Haas

Monday, February 14th, 2005 by Drew McManus

I would like to thank all of the readers who took the time to writer in with your memories or stories about Karl Haas. I included excerpts from several of them in an article published at The Partial Observer today. After talking with the people responsible for syndicating Karl’s program, Adventures in Good Music, I learned that they have plans to continue broadcasting past programs. Furthermore, Karl’s shows are owned by …

It’s The Atmosphere, Dummy

Friday, February 11th, 2005 by Drew McManus

If you haven’t taken the time to read the latest article from love-him-or-hate-him Norm Lebrecht, carve a few moments out of your day and give it a read. It’s a good piece that points out what most people are thinking but don’t say out loud. Norm points out that most people are simply uncomfortable with the atmosphere of classical music concerts a topic examined at length here on numerous occasions. From …

Theme And Variations In Atlanta

Thursday, February 10th, 2005 by Drew McManus

You have to love the internet; if you took the time to surf around the local Atlanta television and newspaper outlets yesterday, you were treated to a variety of articles and video features about the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s new concert hall.

Contributing To A Solution In St. Louis

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005 by Drew McManus

Even though the negotiation impasse between the managers and musicians of the St. Louis Symphony has cancelled concerts since the beginning of January, supporters can still make a difference in helping the situation from deteriorating any further. Donating to maintain healthy musiciansFor the musicians, the most urgent need is to be able to maintain their health insurance payments. Although the musicians receive benefits from the American Federation of Musicians strike/lockout fund, …