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  • Classical music on Twitter

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    Last updated: 10/23/2009 – 8:00 a.m. (CST) (Lists moved to new address; update forms changed: see below) Inspired by Amanda Ameer’s post on classical music publicists on Twitter and Beth Kanter’s query on a list of arts twitterers, I gathered a preliminary list of more than 150 twitterers in the classical music scene. I intend…

  • Adaptistration’s annual Web site review

    The ever-thorough Drew McManus has once again shown that his Web site Adaptistration is the place to be for orchestra managers. This year’s Orchestra Web Site Review has an in-depth analysis of American and Canadian orchestras and their sites. Particularly interesting, I thought, was today’s post on the comparison between American and Canadian sites. Overall,…

  • Social media, money and the mission statement

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    During last week’s League of American Orchestras conference, I was following the session on social networking on Twitter. Mark Pemberton, who tweets @aborchestras, asked where the “business” is in social media. In a blog post on the League’s conference blog, he wrote: I found today’s Social Networking session interesting up to a point. But Russell…

  • A German orchestra and social media: Philharmonie 2.0

    When I wrote the blog series and e-book on Orchestras and New Media, I looked almost exclusively to the English-speaking world. But there are some really interesting things happening in the rest of the world. On Twitter, for example, I’m following some classical music organizations from the Netherlands, including @radio4nl and @muziekgebouw. And a short…

  • Orchestras and New Media: A Complete Guide

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    After the blog series and presentation on orchestras and new media, I have just finished an e-book called “Orchestras and New Media: A Complete Guide.” In this book, I look at the current print environment and arts coverage, followed by the new media revolution and what it means for orchestras. Alongside a description of tools…