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  1. @rbclassical You should run that idea past some fundraisers. Imagining something = very easy, grounding imagination in reality = harder.
  2. @marquis66 Thanks for the kudos! I've got another post coming in the same vein…about some sweet but silly Chorus America data.
  3. RT @tomewing: How much of the idea of 'influence' as a metric is based on a wish to justify time/activity spent online?
  4. @rbclassical But you should ask donors and development people what they think! Get a first-hand overview.
  5. @rbclassical Short answer: the more orgs that stream performances, the harder it'll be to raise money specifically for streaming.
  6. Another blog post about how badly we need good data. I look at a Symphony magazine article, which indulges in fantasy. http://bit.ly/3N0uX4
  7. @rbclassical Yes, though I'm not debating you here. Just talking about the one idea, which you're not the only one to raise.
  8. @RomaVienna Yes, and they're often negotiated much like business deals. This makes the local connection even more important.
  9. @rfink1913 Is there anything that would make you put them in your will? Serious question! Apart from paying you enough to make you rich.
  10. @rbclassical I'm all for going to the new audience. Why wouldn't we do that? Besides getting the audience to come to us. Why not both?
  11. @MelegariPlayers Hi! Glad you discovered that piece of mine -- must be 15 years old, but I think it still makes sense. http://bit.ly/197Fic
  12. @rbclassical Reality is reality. We can't judge ideas by whether they seem happy or else like downers. Reality is what counts.
  13. @fuzionmuse Evidently I'm a downer because I punch holes in unfounded optimism. Reality = downer, I guess.
  14. The reason for my blog post on live performances and income -- because people fantasize that other kinds of income will be easy to find.
  15. New blog post, abt why classical music institutions depend on live performances for income -- even for donations. http://bit.ly/QY4JT
  16. Norfolk yesterday was a delight. Such long and warm applause for what I said. And some students seemed encouraged/inspired.
  17. @RomaVienna Yes, there are more. I could have been clearer -- I meant two overall approaches, two ideologies for change.
  18. …between classical music and the new, changed culture that surrounds it.
  19. Main points for Norfolk talk : New NEA stats spell audience decline in the future, but current classical music students bridge the gap…
  20. …and then recommendations for the present and the future. Same out line as my Juilliard course. http://bit.ly/16lv0O