With only a few exceptions, 2009 was a good year for Canadian orchestra websites. Overall, the higher half of scores moved up while the lower half managed to maintain previous levels…

Between 09/29/2009 and 09/30/2009, 14 professional Canadian 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 functionality. Overall, the average Canadian orchestra website score increased in 2009 to an all-time high of 72.17 out of 100…

After years of hearing from readers about which features they find important in an orchestra website but never having a way for them to include them into the reviews, it brings me great pleasure to incorporate the Reader’s Choice Awards in the 2009 reviews. This feature allowed readers to take advantage of the opportunity to

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 business. Conversely, the

The 2009 reviews witnessed a number of intriguing trends, the most notable being the continued surge in average scores among all budget size organizations. For the second consecutive year, the reviews produced the highest ever average score; on the flip side, that score does produce and overall low grade of D+. Nonetheless, improvement is a

Between 9/21/09 and 9/28/09, 82 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

Now in its sixth 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…

Today marks the deadline for orchestras to complete the 2009 Orchestra Website Review online survey. For those who have already completed the survey thank you for your time and for everyone else, contact me for a copy of the survey URL. So far, the number of orchestras that have completed the surveys is a bit