Nashville Symphony
More On Women Composers And 2018/19 Programming
Mon, Aug 8, 2018
by Drew McManus
Back in February of this year, we examined the issue of 2018/19 programming and its inauspicious lack of women composers at several large and mid-size budget orchestras. At that time, Alex Ross’ tweeted a blurb about the lack of women composers and since then, the topic has drawn attention from a wide range or stakeholders.
#TBT Moving (In) Day
Thu, Aug 8, 2018
by Drew McManus
As someone who works in the arts, I consider myself extraordinarily fortunate that over the past 18 years, I’ve only had two moves; one of which was to a new location in the same city. Today marks move number three and, fortunately, it’s another intra-city move. Knock on wood, everything will unfold as planned but
The Concert Experience Is Once Again A Hot Topic (and that’s a good thing)
Mon, Feb 2, 2017
by Drew McManus
The 2/21/2017 edition of the Wall Street Journal published an article by Terry Teachout (subscriber only) that examines some recent work by the California Symphony into attracting millennials. Specifically, the article touches on the orchestra’s efforts to identify reasons why new ticket buyers are discouraged from returning and, spoiler alert, they are mostly non-artistic. If
Nashville Symphony Increases Revenue By $1 Million
Tue, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
The 12/15/2016 edition of the Nashville Scene published an article by John Pitcher. The article reports that per the Nashville Symphony Orchestra’s (NSO) most recent audit, the organization posted a modest surplus. That, in and of itself, wouldn’t be breaking news but when taken into context with the previous year’s $732,000 deficit, the organization managed
That Hidden Bird Cost Will Get You Every Time