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Some JSTOR paraphernalia my wife got for me while she was at the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Conference in Indianapolis last weekend.

An Annotated Bibliographic Timeline of “Orchestra Crisis”

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So yes, JSTOR is my friend, but while spending a lot of time searching databases of peer reviewed journals and more academic books I didn’t think to look at more […]

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Arts Education, Arts Funding, Economics, Orchestra Reform, Orchestras
Jon Silpayamanant performing with Raks Makam at the Eifler Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky. October 7, 2011.

“I’m having trouble with the idea that art is universal lately”

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The title of this post is taken from Clayton Lord’s recent blog post, All the People, where he questions the Universalist position most arts organizations in the states take for […]

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Aesthetics, Arts Education, Arts Funding, Audiences, Cross-Cultural criticism, Diversity, Education, Orchestra Reform, Post-Colonialism
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Cost of Doing Business Sometimes Doesn’t Reflect Actual Costs to the Business

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In the latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek there’s a piece by Paul M. Barret, Will Brain Injury Lawsuits Doom or Save the NFL?, that discusses what should probably be considered […]

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Arts Funding, Audiences, Economics, Orchestra Reform
The Glenn Miller Orchestra was, arguably, the most popular band of the swing era

Q. What Killed the Big Bands? A. The Cost Disease!

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I love going to thrift stores and flea markets.  Mainly it’s the thrill of potentially finding something I might actually be looking for, but more often than not it’s the […]

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Arts Funding, Economics, Music, Orchestra Reform, Rock, Rock 'N' Roll
Like Disney's Pollyanna, the Chicken Little Think Tank can only see Orchestra Management as doing good!

Imaginary Fiscal Distress Syndrome or “How Pollyanna looks at Orchestra Management”

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Some months ago I read Karen Berman, Joe Knight, and John Case’s, Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers, which is a wonderfully concise […]

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Arts Funding, Economics, Orchestra Reform, Orchestras, Performance Ethics, Research

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