36) Shostakovich Symphony No. 7, Bernstein w/Chicago, especially the finale.

37) Corigliano Clarinet Concerto (I mean holy crap)

I absolutely think it makes sense, and not only as a labor-saving means. Integrating a customer database with transaction data is essential to marketing performing arts. Congratulations for your achievements to date with only Word and Excel.

Roger Tomlinson’s site, ticketinginstitute.com, is a terrific resource.

We’re looking at PatronManager, at patronmanager.com, for our needs at the Qatar Philharmonic. I’m impressed by its capabilities–and the cost is all per-ticket. That could be recaptured through a handling fee.

Would you say these kind of numbers warrant an integrated ticketing system? Currently we do things piece-meal on Excel and Word. Most audience members pick up tickets at the venue front desk.

Thanks, and great site.

On NBC Nightly News last week, a story aired that showed elementary school children performing stories on stage which they had written themselves. A troup of adult players guide several selected members of the school audience in the performance. One child spoke of the thrill she experienced at having her story chosen to be portrayed for all to witness. One could tell from her demeanor that this will become an unforgetable life-moment for this fifth grader. Perhaps telling the children from the three schools you visited that their artwork would “be played by the symphony” could draw them in as was seen in the story I just described. This might be yet another way of engaging this generation to become interested in the music of many idioms.

One never knows which person or persons will be reached in such a creative, aspirational project. For those who aren’t able to attend the concert, a meaningful follow-up might be for the team to take a recording of the concert along with a video of the pictures being shown and share them with what was described as three most hospitable and welcoming school administrations and its students. Having any orchestra members accompany you would enrich the experience for all.

Best of luck in this endeavor and any others of a similar nature that reach a hand across the table to another age, race, or culture as the emirha did with the creation of this remarkable orchestra.

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Narrated Abu Musa: “That the Prophet said to him ‘O Abu Musa! You have been given one of the musical wind-instruments of the family of David.’ (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Virtues of the Qur’an, Volume 6, Book 61, Number 568)”

Let us look at Noble Verse 4:163 “We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Isma’il, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms.”

Let us look at Noble Verse 17:55 “And it is your Lord that knoweth best all beings that are in the heavens and on earth: We did bestow on some prophets more (and other) gifts than on others: and We gave to David (the gift of) the Psalms.”

In the above Saying (Hadith) and Noble Verses, we clearly see that Allah Almighty did send the Book of Psalm to Prophet David peace be upon him. We also see that Allah Almighty called that Book a gift. If Allah Almighty allowed David peace be upon him and his followers to sing and play music, then how could we then claim that music is sinful and prohibited?

We are in the process of installing it now, but from what I’ve seen of it so far it is pretty capable software for a heck of a lot less than Tessitura.

Stages Theater in Houston has been using it for a few years and I think they’ve been pleased.

29. Haydn’s Creation: Introduction and Representation of Chaos.

27. Firebird, Stravinsky … great foreplay and explosive orgasm!