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Here’s an email I received this morning from OSO president Elaine Calder, in response to my request for an elaboration on the talking points from her interview with David Stabler which he subsequently used as the basis for his video update on the Oregonian website.
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The Wall Street Journal features the Oregon Symphony (complete with photo of music director Carlos Kalmar, no less) in an article about how arts groups are slashing ticket prices in order to keep audiences filling seats.
The Elaine Calder brainstorm ticket stub cross-promotion was also featured:
To sidestep a potential pricing trap, the major arts presenters in [...]
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Photo credit: Cathy Cheney | Portland Business Journal
Today at a lunch meeting with the musicians between our morning and afternoon rehearsals, OSO President Elaine Calder gave a short, no-nonsense talk on the state of the OSO’s finances in light of the stock market crash, bank credit crisis, and other such ominous events.
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Conductor Bill Eddins, music director of the Edmonton Symphony, (the previous post of OSO president Elaine Calder) has some high praise for Elaine, which should keep everyone’s eyes on the ball, namely that we’re trying to ensure a secure future for the Oregon Symphony, rather than sitting back and watching it die, bit by bit.
there’s [...]
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In a stunning turn of events, an ‘angel’ donor who wishes to remain anonymous has donated a staggering $100 million dollars to fund a purpose-built hall for symphonic music in Portland.
The Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has been attached to the project, which is due to break ground on a plot of land near the Memorial [...]
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