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DREW MCMANUS ON THE ORCHESTRA BUSINESS
- After 18 years, 10 months, 17 days, and 4,821 posts it’s time to wrap things up. I was listening to the original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton and the track One Last Time came on. If you’re unfamiliar with the […]
- I’m away for a short vacation and decided to take a few extras days off from blogging as well but I’ll try to be back on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Once things are back up and running, we’ll be examining […]
Butts In the Seats
Musings on practical solutions for arts management
- Being customer focused rather than internally focused is the name of the game these days. Drew McManus provided a great example of customer focused design in an interview on Dave Wakeman’s Business of Fun Podcast. Drew uses the example of […]
- Hyperallergic had an article about how artists can get a public/private art commission. Paddy Johnson responds saying “…there are so many ways to get commissions, yet so few shared resources about how to secure them, that many artists never venture […]
NEO CLASSICAL
Holly mulcahy on the future of classical music
- For the longest time, orchestras would advertise a concert and then present the concert, and that was perceived as enough. In the last several years there has been a realization that it wasn’t enough and phrases like “Audience Engagement” started […]
- What would happen if audiences were invited to participate in the planning of programming for orchestras? Many people would say this could be disastrous! After all, wouldn’t this be a path to all Beethoven concerts? (um, we have already done […]
non divisi
frank almond writes a column instead of practicing
- My friends know I’m a huge fan of Seth Godin, the author, entrepreneur, and teacher. He also happens to have the most popular blog in the world (seriously, google the single word “Seth”). One of his recent posts really got my […]
- People say weird stuff during a pandemic. You read them here first. Or probably not. Great! It’s probably just a few weeks off from the orchestra. No way they will cancel next season. I thought PPP was a virus. Wait, […]
Double Bass Blog
jason heath on double bass news and resources
- This publisher has been connecting double bassists with great musical selections for decades. The post The story behind Recital Music appeared first on Double Bass HQ.
- These four double bass events are perfect winter pick-me-ups for students, amateurs, and professionals alike. The post Four Winter Double Bass Events You Should Check Out This Year appeared first on Double Bass HQ.
ArtsHacker
practical tips, tricks, and pointers for getting things done as an arts manager
- If you’re a PC user, there’s a fabulous app that’s been around since the days of Windows 95 but you can easily download from the Microsoft Store for Windows 10 and 11. Unfortunately, Microsoft describes the app using some weapon’s […]
- If your programming runs from fall to spring/early summer, you most likely have a fiscal year that begins in mid-summer, and you most likely are presently in budget season. Here are two quick tips for organizing your Chart of Accounts. […]
Retired Blogs
Although these blogs no longer generate new content, their complete article archives will be made available indefinitely.
Sticks and Drones
Two conductors, on the beat
- Well, it’s happened. You’ve squandered another perfectly good practice session by reading this blog. The good news is that it’s the last time you’re going to be able to blame me for missing that F sharp 9 diminished arpeggio, because we’re […]
- The height of your success is determined by the depth of your foundation.. To wrap up what has been a fantastic opportunity to explore ideas, to have heated and deep discussions and some real fun, I first have to thank […]
There’s Always Room For Cello
The official blog of cellist Lynn Harrell
- Henri Dutilleux has died. His work as a musician and composer is, and like Stravinsky, will remain a pinnacle of accomplishment from our time; and given how long his creativity lasted, it is fair to say his achievements span multiple […]
- Sometimes we are caught unawares just how much someone meant to us over the years. While I intended to use a recent opportunity to offer tribute to the great Janos Starker after a performance with the Detroit Symphony this last […]
Who’s Your Audience
Doug Rosenthal on the Arts and Industry of Classical Music
- Anyone in the Classical Music Industry, or anyone connected to folks in the industry, has likely seen this widely-read article by classical tenor Zach Finkelstein on their social media newsfeeds. In a time when future paychecks for many in the […]
- Happy Monday, Dear Reader! Just a quick note to say I’ve decided to take a short break from posting here. No doubt 2019 will bring plenty to talk about, but for now I’m going to put my blogging on the back-burner. […]
Scanning The Dial
Joe Goetz on Classical Music Broadcasting
- I want to start this blog by recounting a story, and one that admittedly doesn’t portray me in the greatest possible light. In the winter of 2018, I was made aware of a national hosting opportunity at APM/PRI’s Classical 24. […]
- Just a quick ramble here… My social media feeds have been inundated with Beethoven over the past several months, which is understandable given that the Big Man’s 250th birthday is coming up this December. I’m seeing ads for concerts, new […]
Brian Dickie
Life after 50 years in opera
- I got back on Sunday evening from four beautiful days in Provence – with the Ristretto Summer Academy, as a spectator only I should add! And here they all are above, after the Saturday night concert, the result of seven…
- I am sitting in the shade where the temperature is 34 – in the delightful Hotel Notre-Dame de Lumières. I am here for just four days to join Errol and Susie Girdlestone at the Ristretto Summer Academy. This place is…