tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post6127539112055811375..comments2024-03-27T21:41:50.122-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Finally!Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-73743423188659973802008-04-02T10:40:00.000-07:002008-04-02T10:40:00.000-07:00SFS program notes always identify the orchestra's ...SFS program notes always identify the orchestra's first performance of a piece and its most recent previous performance. I'd love it if they could somehow get all that information online.<BR/><BR/>I like the redesign, but it made my previous bookmark lead to a dead end. For a couple days I thought they were down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-5157122978843093022008-04-02T08:38:00.000-07:002008-04-02T08:38:00.000-07:00Oops. I meant roll. Ten years roll around.Oops. I meant roll. Ten years roll around.anzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435743221183393781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-74030214655393853092008-04-02T08:36:00.000-07:002008-04-02T08:36:00.000-07:00Oh, I meant a much more recent database, far less ...Oh, I meant a much more recent database, far less ambitious in scope. I'd be happy with the last 5 years (even past 2 or 3). Then by the time 10 years rolls around, they'd have 12 years of archived performances. Usually if I'm searching for a performance, it's one within the past 2 or 3 years. Well, in the meantime, I'll continue to use SFCV as my default SF Symphony search engine!anzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435743221183393781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-9714860546451174492008-03-31T16:30:00.000-07:002008-03-31T16:30:00.000-07:00The Classical Concierge has been available for the...The Classical Concierge has been available for <I>the last year</I> or something - it was just lots harder to see on the old web site!!!<BR/><BR/>I agree with you that such an archive would be fabulous to have. A couple of opera companies have them - San Francisco and the Met - but I am unaware of an orchestra with such an online archive. Partly, it's a huge task to develop such a database from scratch. SFS goes back nearly 100 years; at present they perform 35 or more programs per year with many soloists and guests conductors, amounting to scores of individual works. <BR/><BR/>They do have some records, and they will do research for members of the press. I think it would take a grant to fund such an archive, though.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-22935042561366263692008-03-31T15:16:00.000-07:002008-03-31T15:16:00.000-07:00Hi from an occasional troller. I kvetched about my...Hi from an occasional troller. I kvetched about my wish list for their website redesign recently and one of my requests was a searchable archive of their performances. I haven't checked out their new design, but they now have a ridiculous concierge service that "helps" you select concerts based on 5 moods (b/c there are only 5 possible moods that all of classical music can be categorized into), which is great, but there is no archive that one can search, to see if they performed such-and-such-a-piece, which would be <I>far</I> more helpful. Where do I go to find out if SF Symphony has ever performed such-and-such-a piece? Why <I>San Francisco Classical Voice</I>! Really ought to charge them for this extra service, I swear.anzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435743221183393781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-88448055273212581792008-03-30T18:46:00.000-07:002008-03-30T18:46:00.000-07:00That is a very good question. My bet is that it tu...That is a very good question. My bet is that it turned out to be a lot more work than anticipated, and also that they tested the site very, very thoroughly.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-15524249339696936522008-03-30T18:35:00.000-07:002008-03-30T18:35:00.000-07:00Yes, that's a big improvement, so much less clutte...Yes, that's a big improvement, so much less clutter. It kind of reminds me of the Boston Symphony's layout. Why didn't they have this ready before the 08-09 season announcement?Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.com