Blogs about: The Business Of Orchestras
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More weirdness in Madison
The management of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra has given its musicians a “last, best, and final offer”: Doug Gerhart, executive director of the orchestra, said management is trying to be … more →
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Bad stuff in Phoenix
Robert Levine wrote 8 months ago: A long blog post at the Phoenix New Times goes into detail about allegations of age discrimination, … more →
Durham to be SSD Director
Robert Levine wrote 8 months ago: It’s been almost nine months since Laura Brownell announced her departure from the position of … more →
Who's an orchestra for?
Robert Levine wrote 8 months ago: Labor disputes never bring out the best in employers, and orchestras are no exception. The managemen … more →
Bad news from the Pension Fund
Robert Levine wrote 9 months ago: Ouch. Announcement of Benefit Changes Effective May 1, 2009 The unusually deep decline in the financ … more →
Why unions? – Part II
Robert Levine wrote 10 months ago: It’s surprisingly infrequently that I find myself writing about orchestral matters on my AFM Observe … more →
What not to say when talking to the audience
Robert Levine wrote 11 months ago: When Greg Sandow singled out not talking to the audience as one reason why “classical music doesn’t … more →
Perhaps it was Mahler 2 doo?
Robert Levine wrote 11 months ago: Gilbert Kaplan’s night with Mahler’s Resurrection symphony and the New York Philharmonic … more →
Collapsing the supply chain
Robert Levine wrote 11 months ago: Bill Stensrud has another interesting post up on his Businss of Classical Music blog; this time abou … more →
More on not connecting
Robert Levine wrote 11 months ago: Greg Sandow had some additional thoughts on the subject of connecting with audiences a few days ago … more →
Bits trump plastic
Robert Levine wrote 11 months ago: Reading the first post on a new blog is a little like watching the first voyage of a vessel designed … more →
Fund and Games
Robert Levine wrote 1 year ago: Hal Espinosa, President of Local 47 and Tom Lee’s opponent for AFM President in 2007, is going … more →
A kludge by any other name...
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Robert Levine wrote 1 year ago: The Seattle Times is impressed by the naming of of Maria Larionoff as concertmaster of the Seattle S … more →
Some good news for Honolulu
Robert Levine wrote 1 year ago: The Honolulu Symphony just got some really good news: The Honolulu Symphony’s dire financial p … more →
How much does it cost to operate a Rembrandt?
Robert Levine wrote 1 year ago: Greg Sandow is guilty, once again, of forcing me to think. His latest post is a comparison of sorts … more →
Why the performance income gap doesn’t matter
Robert Levine wrote 1 year ago: I had done all the blogging I thought I was going to do about the Flanagan report (start here and wo … more →
Berlin to fire Rattle?
Robert Levine wrote 1 year ago: An article in the Daily Telegraph suggests that the musicians of the Berlin Philharmonic may be abou … more →
Baumol was wrong
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Robert Levine wrote 1 year ago: One of the truisms in the very small field of arts economics is what’s come to be known as “Baumol’s … more →
Speaking of dancing...
Robert Levine wrote 1 year ago: Not that orchestras will ever achieve the visual interest of a Strauss opera about incest, pedophili … more →
The third step for a board recovering from a self-inflicted wound
Robert Levine wrote 1 year ago: The board of the Jacksonville Symphony is following the time-honored score for hard-ass boards. Firs … more →
