This past Friday offered our management team one of those scary moments - ARTIST CANCELLATION! Scary, yes, but also fun and exhililating. The URGENT email came mid-day.

In twelve days the Phil will take another run at this great masterpiece, Mahler's 4th Symphony. Many of you will recall that we had planned to do this work last season but severe winter weather caused us to cancel two of the four rehearsals. The concert went on, but not with the Mahler.

Earlier this week, I was part of a casual conversation about a recent concert, and someone made the assertion that Oklahoma City audiences tend to offer obligatory standing ovations. I will admit that I've noticed this tendency, but it got me thinking. Is this a bad thing?

It's scouting season. Tomorrow I'm off on a two-city tour to check out some pops acts. First stop - Indianapolis.

Last night was the season kick-off for our OVERTURE program, presented by the Phil's Associate Board. Wow - what a party! It was so much fun to see so many people gathered to celebrate music, good friends and OKC.

Welcome to my blog. I'm excited to be able to share some behind-the-scenes insight into our world of orchestra management. It's a wonderful and odd, thrilling and scary business.