Michael,

Thanks. I understand.

You raise some questions which others need answering, though, so let me 
go through your e-mail for other's edification.

1) The artist fee is per organization - not per person.

2) Generally speaking, presenters are more flexible early in the week 
when the houses are dark. That's not always the case, and it always 
presents a dilemma for scheduling - but we are aware of that factor.

3) The fee structure can be adjusted and your input on that issue is 
needed. At this point, I'm trying to prepare a "most expensive case" 
scenario for everyone to consider before we jump off this cliff 
together. The board has been particularly sensitive to the showcase 
fees for artists and there has been considerable discussion about those 
fees. But we have to make the numbers work and this was our best shot 
initially at balancing artists' budgets with the goal of getting as 
many artists as possible in front of as many presenters as possible.

Hope your trip goes well.

Regards,

Bob


Robert Boyer
Patten Performances Director
UTC Fine Arts Center
www.utc.edu/finearts
423.425.4379


On Monday, January 7, 2008, at 12:27 PM, michael j. stevens wrote:

> Is the artist presenter fee per group, or per musician?  If I would 
> have been able to attend I would have brought either a trio or quartet 
> to perform.  
>
> Second, as I teach at Rhodes College it would actually be more 
> convenient for me to hold this event later in the week (Thursday – 
> Saturday or even Sunday through Tuesday).  By putting the conference 
> directly in the meat of the week it presents logistical problems for 
> my teaching schedule.  
>
> Third, I am not sure that the fee for an individual artist 
> representing himself/herself (like me) should be the same as the fee 
> for an agency.  $200 is a lot more money for an individual than it is 
> for a group of individuals!!