On Monday, May 18, I began to do internet research different education and outreach programs put on by orchestras across the country (mostly the Midwest). My assignment was to research mission statements about different orchestras' implementation of education programs and then find goals or list reasons about how those orchestras go about reaching that mission. When doing this research I was able to consider how ProMusica targets students of varying ages compared to other orchestras. It was interesting to note which orchestras intentionally target certain audiences and how they aim to do that in their mission statements solely about community and outreach, versus orchestras that do not address education or outreach at all and simply maintain a performance season in contingency with the director's wishes (these orchestras obviously did not make my list). In my research I found that the majority of orchestras target students of all ages through in-school performances/events--especially elementary through high school aged--and many orchestras seek to reach adults and entire families. I also attended a staff meeting late in the afternoon. Janet Chen, Executive Director, led the meeting. Several topics were discussed including a wrap-up of the Gala event (concert, wine tasting, and silent auction on May 8), a wrap-up of Youth and Family Day (concert at the Columbus Zoo on May 10), new subscriptions and subscription renewals, and the format of the end of the year reports that are due at the annual staff meeting in mid-June.
Everyone was in the office on Wednesday, May 20, including another intern, so I organized the supply room. This must be a job that most people don't like doing on a typical day, but I don't mind organizing every once in a while! Hopefully all the envelopes, notepads, and coffee filters can be found in their proper places now :) I also took inventory of supplies that needed re-stocked, such as paper clips!
Friday was a slower day at the office. We were all looking forward to getting out of the office since it was a gorgeous day outside! Julia wanted me to compile my research so she would be able to present it to the education committee later in June. I compiled my findings about each orchestra into one or two sentences summarizing what each orchestra seeks to accomplish through education and outreach.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Week 1
May 12, 2009
First day!! Today I worked out my internship schedule for the rest of the summer with Julia Hare, the Educations and Operations Director, and I met Timothy Russell, the music director of ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. I worked on getting Save the Date messages out to all the local Columbus schools, informing them of this years' Messiah Sing Along with the Orchestra which happens in December 2009. I updated the Save the Date flier on the computer, printed it out, made copies, and stuffed them into envelopes. I scanned concert programs from the Cosmos Trio Performance at the Columbus Art Museum on May 9, 2009 into the electronic database. Julia showed me how to send a fax, and I also helped move some boxes and old concert programs into archives.
May 13, 2009
Today I worked in MS Excel to merge the list of Band/Orchestra Directors and Choir Directors from Columbus schools that participated in the Messiah Sing Along in December 2008. I used Data Merge Manager to create labels in order to send out the Save the Date fliers I had worked on the day before. I also updated the Student Advisory Board (SAB) roster on ProMusica's server. The Student Advisory Board is a group of high school and college students that brings new project ideas to the Board of Trustees. The SAB helps to promote the different educational and artistic programs that ProMusica has to offer.
May 14, 2009
I sorted through many newspaper archives today, hoping to find articles and advertisements about ProMusica. I helped Julia categorize her Operations binder. In the binder were many confirmation emails about rehearsal times and arrivals for the musicians, hotel confirmations, and itineraries for guest artists, such as Mark O'Connor.
First day!! Today I worked out my internship schedule for the rest of the summer with Julia Hare, the Educations and Operations Director, and I met Timothy Russell, the music director of ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. I worked on getting Save the Date messages out to all the local Columbus schools, informing them of this years' Messiah Sing Along with the Orchestra which happens in December 2009. I updated the Save the Date flier on the computer, printed it out, made copies, and stuffed them into envelopes. I scanned concert programs from the Cosmos Trio Performance at the Columbus Art Museum on May 9, 2009 into the electronic database. Julia showed me how to send a fax, and I also helped move some boxes and old concert programs into archives.
May 13, 2009
Today I worked in MS Excel to merge the list of Band/Orchestra Directors and Choir Directors from Columbus schools that participated in the Messiah Sing Along in December 2008. I used Data Merge Manager to create labels in order to send out the Save the Date fliers I had worked on the day before. I also updated the Student Advisory Board (SAB) roster on ProMusica's server. The Student Advisory Board is a group of high school and college students that brings new project ideas to the Board of Trustees. The SAB helps to promote the different educational and artistic programs that ProMusica has to offer.
May 14, 2009
I sorted through many newspaper archives today, hoping to find articles and advertisements about ProMusica. I helped Julia categorize her Operations binder. In the binder were many confirmation emails about rehearsal times and arrivals for the musicians, hotel confirmations, and itineraries for guest artists, such as Mark O'Connor.
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