Advancing in Retreat
Saturday is soon approaching. At this Retreat we are going to have fun but work is the first order of the day.

  Come prepared to
         - listen with an open mind
         - reflect respect when you offer opinions  

         - be creative and willing to consider new ideas

         - learn from the work of the Container Teams
         - be committed to reaching consensus

The day will begin with coffee & muffins & mingling    

Moving right into the work 

1. Results revealed from the Container Groups 
2. Peggy's perceptions from her meetings with Stakeholders
3. Prioritizing
4. Adopting the Top Five and Building those Strategies together  
5. Crafting brilliant Mission and Vision statements
6.  Celebrating your accomplishments with Lunch together.

                                                  And, give yourselves a standing ovation.

Following the retreat I will be taking your work and creating the final document for your review at an upcoming Board meeting.

And, then?   You make it work.

You'll need to

• Align the budget to account for any new strategies
• Divide the responsibilities for accountabilities.
• Bask in the glow of finding the right path together.

                                 

Here are some more links that might be interesting to read before Saturday's Retreats

Think with action words
http://www.sbccd.org/~/media/Files/SBCCD/District/Research/Program%20Review/ActiveVerbsGandO.pdf

From the voice of potential new audiences
It may be a surprise but several people I spoke with expressed that they wondered if what they are wearing will be acceptable.   And around the country music concert presenters are finding that true as well.
https://www.insidethearts.com/neoclassical/2014/12/what-to-wear-to-the-symphony/

Revitalizing Classical Music Interest and Concert Attendance
Scroll to page 4 to find the contents of this paper and read as much as interests you.  Subjects like "New Research Behind the Decline of Classical Music Preference Particularly Among Youth" ,      "The Influence of Family, Culture, and Education Upon Musical Cultivation"   "Niche Marketing and the Need to Change"

http://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1235&context=honors201019

Food for Thought

As you take on this enormous task at the speed of light I thought it might be helpful, at least to some of the container groups, to have a little collection of research with varying points of view posted here on this new Blog that might inform and inspire your thinking.

I haven't found something for every subject...yet... but as I do I will add it here.  Some are more helpful for the Container Group with that threat or opportunity but they are informative for all of you that will be taking up the issues together at the retreat.  I hope this helps.

Read as many as you'd like, or,  none at all.  It's just a place to kick start your thoughts if you are daunted or "food for thought" if you interested in hearing more perspectives.

See you soon,
Peggy

New link:Revitalizing Classical Music Interest and Concert Attendance   http://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1235&context=honors201019

Classical Music in Bars and Taverns?
http://superconsciousness.com/topics/art/taking-classical-music-bars-and-taverns
Might appeal to the Young Professional Category, Programming, Facility, etc.

Why Do Millenials Resist Going to Classical Music? 
https://www.yevgenychepovetsky.com/single-post/2017/09/30/Why-do-Millennials-resist-going-to-the-classical-music-concerts
Might appeal to the Young Professional Category, Programming

Are you getting your classical music 'one-a-day'?
Leave it to the Brits. This one is a perspective from a musician and young professional but it covers the subject of attracting people to concerts. I bought her book after reading this.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/getting-classical-music-one-a-day/
Might appeal to Audience development, Young professionals (again), programming,

Classical' music is dying...and that's the best thing for classical music.  Hmmm.
https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/29/opinions/classical-music-dying-and-being-reborn-opinion-albright/index.html
Might be of interest to Programming, Community Engagement, marketing, well all of you.

The Effect of Generational Change on Classical Music Concert Attendance
This one is an abstract but the site itself has other articles of interest as well.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09548960109365147
should appeal to almost everyone since it was one of the most mentioned threats in the SWOT

Conductor Courts Diverse Audiences
This one is from the perspective of an orchestra but as a presenting organization it is very relevant to what you do as well.
https://www.voanews.com/a/conductor_courts_diverse_audiences/666331.html
Might appeal to Audience Development, Programming, Education, Marketing, Community Engagement, well all of you.