By Bruce, on September 2nd, 2010
My worry is that because we’re “small potatoes” and not at the artistic level of such luminaries (?) as Coldplay and Lady Ga-Ga, we may be unable to create and manage our Ping artist profiles ourselves. . . . → Read More: iTunes 10 & Ping: View from an Artist Other Than Ga-Ga
By Bruce, on August 10th, 2010
A choir visiting Vancouver, the choral hot-bed of Canada, cannot afford to arrive and basically ignore their audience for most of their show, then turn on a bit of charm at the end to mention the availability of CDs. . . . → Read More: Spiritual Songs & Psalms of the Renaissance: Ludus Modalis
By Bruce, on June 24th, 2010
The other choir I sing with, Vancouver’s multiple award-winning Christ Church Cathedral Choir is headed to Penticton to sing a concert in support of Habitat for Humanity South Okanagan! We’ll be posting regularly to the choir’s Facebook Page and to the choir’s Twitter feed.
We’ll be singing our concert on Friday, July 2, . . . → Read More: Christ Church Cathedral Choir tour
By Bruce, on May 1st, 2010
I’m in the midst of preparing the upcoming season’s promotional materials for two of my clients. Each one has called for release dates to coincide with the final performances of the 09/10 season. (Well, as their marketing guy, who am I kidding? I called for it.) It just makes sense to hand . . . → Read More: It’s Pre-Season Planning Time!
By Bruce, on March 1st, 2010
February 27, 2010
Purely Cabaret
Purely Cabaret
featuring
Lindsay Sutherland Boal, chanteuse
Karen Lee-Morlang, piano
At the Vancouver Alpen Club
One sunny day during the Olympics, Dean and I decided to skip the crowds downtown and opted for a quiet lunch (complete with a bottle of Prosecco) at Marmalade Kitchen Bar.
As we basked in the sun we . . . → Read More: An Evening of Purely Cabaret
By Bruce, on February 11th, 2010
I’ve watched with growing disquiet the rush by various artists and arts groups to disparage the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. Since I was responsible for marketing the recent choral gala Welcome the World, a Cultural Olympiad event, I didn’t feel it was right to speak out.
Well – the gala has come and . . . → Read More: Thoughts on the Cultural Olympiad
By Bruce, on February 7th, 2010
Brucecat Blvd in winter
Encounters this past week got me thinking about Public Relations for “classical” arts groups, and the challenges we all face in trying to get the word out to an increasingly uninterested world. It’s a challenge for those of us striving for media coverage, because if it’s a choice . . . → Read More: Re-imagining the whole PR thing
By Bruce, on January 25th, 2010
I’m particularly proud of the Canadian content on the programme and that over 2/3 of the works are by living composers. I think it shows the vitality of choral music in general and the strength of Canada’s vibrant choral scene. . . . → Read More: Welcoming the World in 20 Languages
By Bruce, on January 7th, 2010
Happy convergence of performance and work: Welcome the World: A Choral Gala . . . → Read More: Happy New Year, and Welcome the World!