Posts Tagged ‘musicalamerica’
Friday, February 3rd, 2012
By James Jorden Revelation comes in the strangest places. Like, for example, I had this eventual moment of clarity about what it was that went wrong in the Lepage Ring, and what do you think sparked it? Of all things, last night’s performance of Ernani at the Met.
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Tags: Anthony Tommasini, Beethoven, Deborah Voigt, james jorden, musicalamerica, new york times, otto schenk, robert lepage, the machine, wagner
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. Dear Edna: I am a pianist, seeking to obtain performance opportunities without a manager. Can you please give me some guidance with regard to negotiating a fee? How can I tell what is reasonable and within the budget of the organization in question? How much […]
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Tags: askedna, career, Edna Landau, musicalamerica, orchestra, performer, young artist
Posted in Ask Edna, Managing Your Own Career | Comments Off on Getting a Feel for Fees
Monday, January 30th, 2012
by James Conlon Gore Vidal once observed that at a certain age writers turn to politics or alcohol. I am a musician and am turning to neither, but in recent years have found, conversely, an increasing satisfaction through writing. For that reason I welcomed the invitation from MusicalAmerica.com to write a blog on a somewhat regular […]
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Tags: Franz Schubert, James Conlon, musicalamerica, Rich Possession
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. I was recently honored to be asked to participate on a panel at the annual Astral Artists auditions, during which I listened to a substantial number of pianists and wind players. While all were on a rather high level, I was struck by the relatively […]
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Tags: askedna, Beethoven, career, classical music, Edna Landau, musicalamerica, Perlman
Posted in Ask Edna, Communicating with Your Audience | Comments Off on The Secret Ingredient for Success
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. Dear Edna: I’m an artist sending out letters of inquiry to a handful of presenters. Can you give me an example of an inquiry letter you might send, as an artist, to a concert series or presenter when proposing a concert? —Kimball Gallagher Dear Kimball: […]
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Tags: askedna, Astor Piazzolla, Benjamin Britten, edna, Edna Landau, Gallagher, Juilliard, musicalamerica, young artist
Posted in Ask Edna, Managing Your Own Career | Comments Off on You Don’t Know Me, But…
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
by Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. Dear Edna: I am a well-established soloist who has always booked and promoted myself. Once I reached middle age, I made numerous efforts to find an agent who can do for me what I’ve done for myself, only with more savvy and sophistication. But I’ve […]
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Tags: askedna, Edna Landau, musicalamerica
Posted in Ask Edna, Finding a Manager | Comments Off on One Stop Shopping for Management and Public Relations
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
by Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. Dear Edna: I am a composer, recently graduated with two Masters degrees, and I have chosen the administrative route for a small and ambitious organization. In your earlier column entitled “Overqualified and Underemployed”, you rightly wrote that many connections can be made working in […]
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Tags: arts administration, askedna, career, chamber music, Edna Landau, kennedy center, lincoln center, Los Angeles Opera, musical america, musicalamerica, New York
Posted in Arts Administration, Ask Edna | Comments Off on Pursuing Two Careers Simultaneously
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
By: Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. A few nights ago, I attended a musical evening of sorts—not at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center but at Carolines Comedy Club in New York City. Intrigued by the advertisements I heard on radio station WQXR for its Classical Comedy Contest, I bought two tickets, […]
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Tags: askedna, carnegie hall, Deborah Voigt, Edna Landau, lincoln center, musicalamerica, Perlman, Zankel
Posted in Ask Edna, Communicating with Your Audience | Comments Off on Do We Take Ourselves Too Seriously?
Friday, November 4th, 2011
by James Jorden “I’ve almost come to the conclusion that this Mr. Hitler isn’t a Christian,” muses merry murderess Abby Brewster early in the first act of Arsenic and Old Lace, and to tell the truth I’m beginning to think I’m almost as far behind the curve as she was. Recent new productions at the […]
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Tags: anna netrebko, james jorden, leonard bernstein, Mahler, music director, musicalamerica, new york times, period costume, peter gelb, pr, richard wagner, robert lepage, Street Car Named Desire, the met, verdi, willy decker, Zurich
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Thursday, October 6th, 2011
by Edna Landau To ask a question, please write Ask Edna. Dear Edna: I am a cellist studying at an American conservatory and I try to read your blog regularly. A few weeks ago, you wrote about proper etiquette for working with a presenter in a case where a member of your ensemble is unable to […]
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Tags: american conservatory, dvorak concerto, edna, Edna Landau, Landau, musicalamerica, personal relationship, professional orchestra, proper etiquette, youth orchestra
Posted in Ask Edna, Career Etiquette | Comments Off on Is There a Good Way to Cancel?