“As the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s 2018-19 season gets underway … the orchestra is in transition,” writes Scott Cantrell in Thursday’s (9/6) Dallas Morning News. “Fabio Luisi … the new music director … won’t take over fully for another two years…. Since January, though, there’s been another strong new personality in charge, president and CEO Kim Noltemy…. She has articulated some bold new initiatives…. Noltemy wants to raise ticket income by selectively adding performances … Another priority is a campaign to raise the orchestra’s endowment, presently $137 million, to $220 million or $250 million, to provide a larger base of investment income going forward…. ‘To promote the endowment campaign, we felt that we really needed to come up with some really interesting long-term initiatives … that are important to the long-term health of the institution, and classical music in general, and to inspire people,’ Noltemy says.… A ‘Women in Classical Music’ initiative will address longstanding gender inequities…. The DSO plans to expand its presence in Dallas’ culturally underserved southern sector [and] expand connections to area college students…. Noltemy wants to improve the DSO’s connections to audiences—and potential audiences—via an improved website, podcasts and other initiatives. ‘It’s a digital age,’ she says.”
Posted September 7, 2018
