Publication Date
2017-04-18
Availability
Open access
Embargo Period
2017-04-18
Degree Type
Doctoral Essay
Degree Name
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Vocal Performance (Music)
Date of Defense
2017-02-27
First Committee Member
Corin Overland
Second Committee Member
Karen Kennedy
Third Committee Member
Coreen Duffy
Fourth Committee Member
Margaret Donaghue
Abstract
This study examines the recent phenomenon of project-based professional choirs through a comparative analysis of the business models of three leading project-based professional choirs. Background information regarding nonprofit and performing arts organization economics as well as the history of professional choirs provides context for a definition of organizational stability. Major analysis of public domain financial data, internal and public historical records, as well as interviews with current administrators in each organization provides the formula to determine stability. The resulting analysis identifies major trends in the founding, operations, and future growth of each organization through a historical tracing of the first and last five years of existence, determining the stability of each model. A comparative analysis produces global trends that identify the expense-revenue stability threshold and its relationship to risk management and organizational growth, particularly through the first five years of existence. Additionally, the analysis confirms the nonprofit literature's emphasis on mission statement directives and the importance of arts nonprofit tools such as price discrimination, revenue diversification, and market-oriented operations.
Keywords
Professional Choir; arts nonprofit; nonprofit; Santa Fe Desert Chorale; Seraphic Fire; Choir
Recommended Citation
Nielsen, Kyle B., "A Comparative Analysis of the Business Models of Three Project-Based Professional Choirs" (2017). Open Access Dissertations. 1807.
http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/1807
Appendices A-0 provided as Excel documents via zip folder.