Reading the almost daily news from Detroit (news that seems to become more like a daytime television serial each day), it has struck me that the role of oversight and who does the overseeing is perhaps one of the most critical parts of the running of an arts organization. This is well-known in the for-profit sector, where the collective eye of the shareholder is always felt keenly on the backs of the necks of those in upper level management. It seems to be less of a force in the not-for-profit sphere, however. How did this happen? I think the answer may lie with the three-pronged nature of the symphony orchestra’s governance hierarchy.
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