The democratic orchestra issue that I wrote about in the last post is an important consideration for arts managers. However, it highlights a critical element of nonprofit management: the organization’s internal culture. Now there is a new question: How do arts managers create a performing arts organization’s culture and how does this environment affect artistic decision-making? [...] Read more »
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Democratic Orchestra
by masterfiddle January 27, 2010
Can orchestras be democratic organizations? An interesting thing happened at the Eugene Community Orchestra Rehearsal this evening. The conductor asked the entire string section for input about bowing in the 3rd movement of Brahms’ Symphony #4. Evidently, there was some variance in the marked bowing and it was not clear if the tied measures at the [...] Read more »
Essentials of Orchestra Management: NY recap
by masterfiddle January 21, 2010
If You Build it, They Will Come My two weeks in New York turned into a whirlwind encompassed largely by the League of American Orchestra’s Essentials of Orchestra Management Seminar. On one of the last days of the seminar, the class met at Carnegie Hall on the corner [...] Read more »
New York: Day 1
by masterfiddle January 4, 2010
Happy New Year and greetings from the Big Apple! I’m in New York for the Essentials of Orchestra Management Seminar with the League of American Orchestras. The seminar begins on Tuesday, giving me time to explore the city for a few days. Today I had my first excursion in this city of bright lights and [...] Read more »
Fresh ideas and dynamic arts
by masterfiddle November 19, 2009
Falling behind…. Recently, this blog has been woefully neglected. My days have been filled with violin teaching, job hunting and arts consulting. My brain reels with arts administration ideas that never quite make it into a coherent form. I am now armed with a fresh approach and will once again use this blog space as a platform for current [...] Read more »
