TAFTO 2007 Contribution: Galen H. Brown
Some people don’t think about classical music at all while others think about it occasionally. Then there are people like composer and blogger Galen Brown who think about classical music a lot. Really,...
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What better way to wrap up TAFTO 208 than with a contribution from a manager at an organization that has taken the lead on reaching out to new media. Gary Ginstling is Director of Communications and...
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Just in case you’ve missed the point that what makes classical music enduring is its street cred built off of shocking the bourgeoisie before there was a bourgeoisie, Nashville Symphony President &...
View ArticleTAFTO 2009 Contribution: Curt Long
Curt Long is a perfect example of the sort of fantastic orchestra executives you don’t hear enough about. After a long and successful tenure as Dayton Philharmonic’s executive director, he recently...
View ArticleTAFTO 2009 Contribution: Philip Paschke
It’s always a pleasure to see orchestras get involved with Take A Friend To Orchestra (TAFTO) month and it’s equally thrilling to see the idea spread across the border to Canada. In today’s...
View ArticleTAFTO 2010 Contribution: Robert Birman
It isn’t often enough that I come across an orchestra CEO with a hands-on interest in technology and advocacy to the degree that Louisville Orchestra CEO Robert Birman has. After watching his...
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TAFTO 2010 Contribution: Marc van Bree
Adages be damned, sometimes it’s just better to turn molehills into mountains and self described “public relations practitioner” Marc van Bree is no thinker of small thoughts. From his blog to the...
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TAFTO 2012 Contribution: Paul Helfrich
It’s tradition to include a contribution from an orchestra manager and one of the most difficult aspects of paring down the number of annual contributions is determining who to invite as there are so...
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TAFTO 2012 Contribution: Maura Lafferty
How can you not be interested in what someone with the title “Chief Happiness Officer” has to say about bringing friends to a concert? To that end, PR consultant and walking, talking, and blogging new...
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TAFTO 2013 Contribution: Ceci Dadisman
It’s tradition to include a contribution from a manager and we always try to get an opera oriented contribution in as well. This year we get a two for one deal with Palm Beach Opera’s Director of...
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