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Longtime donors give Orlando Philharmonic another $750K boost to start seasonIn Wednesday’s (2/1) Orlando Sentinel, Matthew J. Palm writes, “The Orlando Philharmonic will kick off its 20th season with an extra $750,000 in its coffers, executive director David Schillhammer ... |
Glass’s Ninth Symphony an iTunes hitThursday (2/2) on the Los Angeles Times blog Culture Monster, James C. Taylor writes, “Since Beethoven, Ninth Symphonies have been both a cause of joy—and dread. In the wake of ... |
Classical music attendance in U.S. buoyed by Asian interestMichael Ahn Paarlberg opens a Thursday (2/2) article for Slate by noting classical audience declines stated in the NEA’s 2008 report about participation in the arts. “But there is one group ... |
Can classical and mainstream music industries band together?In Thursday’s (2/2) Guardian (London), Max Hole writes, “Alex Needham’s excellent piece [in Monday’s (1/30) Guardian] on contemporary classical music did a great job of identifying ... |
Who's In?
Administrative: Caramoor CenterMICHAEL BARRETT, chief executive and general director of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts (Katonah, N.Y.) since 2003, will step down from that post at the close of Caramoor’s 2012 ... |
Administrative: Greenville SymphonySouth Carolina’s Greenville Symphony Association has announced the appointment of TODD WEIR as marketing director, effective February 1. A marketing and public relations professional ... |
Artistic: City of AachenAmerican conductor KAZEM ABDULLAH has been named Generalmusikdirektor of the City of Aachen in Germany, where he will succeed MARCUS BOSCH in leading the Sinfonieorchester Aachen. ... |
Artistic: Monadnock MusicMonadnock Music, a summer festival organization based in Peterborough, N.H., has appointed GIL ROSE artistic director, effective February 1. Rose is artistic director of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project ... |
Industry Buzz
Dudamel to lead “Americas & Americans” festival at Hollywood BowlThe Hollywood Bowl’s fourteen-week 2012 summer series will feature “Americas & Americans,” a two-week festival directed by Los Angeles Philharmonic Music Director Gustavo Dudamel. ... |
Cincinnati Symphony’s 2012-13 season to feature three creative directorsThe Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s 2012-13 season will feature creative directors Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Branford Marsalis, and Jennifer Higdon, as the orchestra continues ... |
ArtsReady receives $225K to promote emergency preparedness for arts groupsArtsReady, a nonprofit that provides arts organizations with business continuity plans for post-crisis sustainability, has received a $225,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation that ... |
Albuquerque Youth Symphony gets its own homeThe Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program in New Mexico has purchased a building, marking the first time in the organization’s 57-year history that it will have a permanent home rather than ... |
Help Yourself
New on SymphonyNOW: Asphalt Orchestra invades the Met MuseumWhat makes an orchestra? Apparently not the name, as demonstrated by the New York-based Asphalt Orchestra, more “guerilla” brass band than classical ensemble. But they sure pack ... |
New Conducting Opportunity—Leading an American OrchestraIn partnership with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the League will offer a multi-day program for emerging conductors who are committed to careers in American orchestras. The program ... |
Deadline Tomorrow - Mentoring Circles for New & Incoming Board ChairsBeginning in February, the League will be offering two a series of five monthly, 90-minute discussions via telephone, one series designed specifically for new and incoming board chairs of ... |
Featured Resource: Electronic Media: A 4 - Part WebinarJoe Kluger and Michael Bronson, electronic media consultants, present a 4-part webinar on Electronic Media. The 4 sections--Introduction and Strategic Overview, Strategic Planning Process ... |
