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...Fay usually decides the year’s concert programs herself. “I’ve always wanted to do so much more than we have the time or money for,” she said. “It’s hard because in any given season, there are more than 50 top quality groups touring so I have to fit in what I can, like a jig-saw puzzle...
Although such activities do pose a significant challenge, Fay says that the most difficult part of her job is fundraising...
...about $950,000,” she says. “About half of your budget is made up of ticket sales…so just imagine the amount of money that needs to be raised, and 90% of that will be from individual giving.” Still, Fay says the results are often pleasantly surprising...
...Fay moved to Boston in 1984 to study music and started working for BEMF in 1985 as an usher. She moved to the role of assistant to the director, then general manager and finally executive director in 1991. As a result, she has watched the organization grow and the early music scene change drastically...
...BEMF was contacted and offered the world premiere rights of the opera, says Fay. “We then traveled to Germany where we got to see and touch the original score. We also went to Russia where we auditioned Russian opera singers, since the story is Russian, though the composer was German...