The latest in the series of Adaptistration publications is now available; The Adaptistration Orchestra Website Review: 2004 & 2005 Report. It contains everything you’ve wanted to know about the Orchestra Website Review that wasn’t published online…
Spiral bound for convenience, the report contains 126 pages of feature after feature covering everything from in-depth descriptions of the evaluation criteria and grading formula as well as detailed grades for all 23 subcategories for every orchestra reviewed. This report will serve as an invaluable resource for any size orchestra looking to redesign or improve their current website and even for those who only want to fine tune an already excellent website into something even better.
To give you a clearer idea of what the report contains, here’s a copy of the Table of Contents:
I. INTRODUCTION – 1 –
II. GRADING SYSTEM – 2 –
III. CRITERIA EXPLAINED – 3 –
Category 1: Performance Schedule – 3 –
Category 2: Purchasing Tickets – 3 –
Category 3: Orchestra Information – 5 –
Category 4: Making Donations – 6 –
Category 5: Content & Functionality – 7 –
IV. CHANGES BETWEEN 2004 & 2005 – 9 –
V. 2004 & 2005 RANKINGS – 10 –
VI. 2004 & 2005 DETAILED RATINGS – ICSOM ENSEMBLES – 14 –
Alabama Symphony – 14 –
Atlanta Symphony – 15 –
Baltimore Symphony – 16 –
Boston Symphony – 17 –
Buffalo Philharmonic – 18 –
Charlotte Symphony – 19 –
Chicago Symphony – 20 –
Cincinnati Symphony – 21 –
Cleveland Orchestra – 22 –
Colorado Symphony – 23 –
Columbus Symphony – 24 –
Dallas Symphony – 25 –
Detroit Symphony – 26 –
Florida Orchestra – 27 –
Fort Worth Symphony- 28 –
Honolulu Symphony – 29 –
Houston Symphony – 30 –
Indianapolis Symphony- 31 –
Jacksonville Symphony – 32 –
Kansas City Symphony – 33 –
Los Angeles Philharmonic – 34 –
Louisville Orchestra – 35 –
Milwaukee Symphony – 36 –
Minnesota Orchestra – 37 –
Naples Philharmonic – 38 –
Nashville Symphony – 39 –
National Symphony – 40 –
New Jersey Symphony – 41 –
New York Philharmonic – 42 –
North Carolina Symphony – 43 –
Oregon Symphony – 44 –
Philadelphia Orchestra – 45 –
Phoenix Symphony – 46 –
Pittsburgh Symphony – 47 –
Rochester Philharmonic – 48 –
Saint Louis Symphony – 49 –
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra – 50 –
San Antonio Symphony – 51 –
San Diego Symphony – 52 –
San Francisco Symphony – 53 –
Seattle Symphony – 54 –
Syracuse Symphony – 55 –
Utah Symphony & Opera – 56 –
Virginia Symphony – 57 –
VII. 2004 & 2005 DETAILED RATINGS – ROPA ENSEMBLES – 58 –
Akron Symphony – 58 –
Austin Symphony – 59 –
California Symphony – 60 –
Canton Symphony – 61 –
Charleston Symphony – 62 –
Chattanooga Symphony – 63 –
Colorado Springs Philharmonic – 64 –
Dayton Philharmonic – 65 –
Delaware Symphony – 66 –
Elgin Symphony – 67 –
Erie Philharmonic – 68 –
Fort Wayne Philharmonic – 69 –
Grand Rapids Symphony – 70 –
Harrisburg Symphony – 71 –
Hartford Symphony – 72 –
Kalamazoo Symphony – 73 –
Knoxville Symphony – 74 –
Las Vegas Philharmonic – 75 –
Long Beach Symphony – 76 –
L.A. Chamber Orchestra – 77 –
Memphis Symphony – 78 –
Mississippi Symphony – 79 –
New Mexico Symphony – 80 –
Omaha Symphony – 81 –
Orchestra of St. Luke’s – 82 –
Pacific Symphony – 83 –
Rhode Island Philharmonic – 84 –
Richmond Symphony – 85 –
Santa Rosa Symphony – 86 –
Shreveport Symphony – 87 –
South Bend Symphony – 88 –
Spokane Symphony – 89 –
Toledo Symphony – 90 –
Tucson Symphony – 91 –
West Virginia Symphony – 92 –
Wichita Symphony – 93 –
VIII. 2004 & 2005 STATISTICAL COMPARISONS – 94 –
Comparisons By Subcategory – 94 –
Comparisons by Conference – 95 –
Comparisons Between the “Big Seven” and the Overall Average – 95 –
Comparisons Between the Distribution of Grades – 96 –
IX. 2004 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS – 97 –
X. 2005 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS – 99 –
XI. THE BEST & THE WORST OF THE 2005 ORCHESTRA WEBSITE REVIEW – 103 –
XII. THE BEST ORCHESTRA WEBSITE FOR 2004 IS IN CHICAGO – 107 –
XIII. THE BEST ORCHESTRA WEBSITE FOR 2005 IS IN CHICAGO – 108 –
XIV. 2005 ORCHESTRA WEBSITE REVIEW TRENDS – 111 –
Regardless if you’re an orchestra professional or a fascinated patron, The Adaptistration Orchestra Website Review: 2004 & 2005 Report will serve as an invaluable reference source.