Paul’s Perspective: The Financial Reality of Orchestras

Here at the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, we are very grateful to all our ticket purchasers for their support of the orchestra. We’re especially thankful for season subscribers, who have committed in advance to an entire series of concerts. Last month, I described a planning process for each season starting 18 months in advance. No one could work that … Read more

Paul’s Perspective: Planning an Orchestra Season

Last month I spoke about the newly-announced 2023-2024 Season and all the exciting highlights, from Pictures at an Exhibition to Batman. Most people don’t realize, when you get that shiny new brochure in the mail, it’s the culmination of over a year of planning.   Here’s how the process works. I’ll use the planning of the next OPO Season after the newly announced one … Read more