Talk:Elizabeth Rowe (flutist)

Latest comment: 25 days ago by OXYLYPSE in topic Requested Updates

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This article has been reviewed for COI prior to being promoted to mainspace, & found good. [1] --Tagishsimon (talk) 23:29, 16 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

Requested updates

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My name is Elizabeth Rowe and I am the subject of the article. I would like to request a few changes related to my departure from the Boston Symphony Group to focus on my leadership coaching business, as reported here. Pinging @Tagishsimon:, who approved the article originally from Articles for Creation. Below are my proposed changes.

1. Lead

is an American flutist
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is an American flutist and leadership coach
known for being the principal flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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known for being the principal flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 2004 to 2024


2. Bottom of Career Section

Retirement
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Leadership Coaching
Explanation: The "Retirement" section title makes it sound like I am retiring from work altogether, rather than just resigning from one job to focus on another.
In April 2024, she announced plans to pursue a career in leadership coaching
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, in order to focus on her work as a leadership coach.
Explanation: A couple issues. While the cited article was published in April 2024, it does not say this is when I announced I would start a career in leadership coaching. To the contrary, the cited article infers I've had a leadership coaching business for years ("Her track toward leadership coaching began with her own flute students at Tanglewood and at New England Conservatory, where she maintained a small studio until a few years ago.")


3. External Links

[https://iamelizabethrowe.com Personal website]
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[https://iamelizabethrowe.com Official Website]
References
  1. ^ Madonna, A.Z. (April 4, 2024). "Flutist Elizabeth Rowe landed the dream job of a lifetime at 29. At 49, she's walking away". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Allen, David (August 15, 2023). "At Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony Displays Its Heritage and Uncertain Future". The New York Times. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

Roweflute (talk) 18:08, 21 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Done, although maybe the first paragraph should mention that you've moved from playing in the orchestra to coaching? I'm unsure of how to word that now so I've just edited it as asked, but perhaps another editor can make it a bit clearer in the future. Jabster28 (talk) 14:54, 29 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Requested Updates

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My name is Elizabeth Rowe and I am the subject of the article. I would like to request the following tweaks to update the page regarding my departure from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, now that I have actually left, rather than merely planned to leave. Here are my proposed edits for an impartial editor to consider:


1. Infobox

Personal website
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Official website
Principal flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
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Leadership Coach<BR>Former Principal flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Explanation: Adding current occupation, adding "former" to BSO position, and indicating that the URL provided is my business website, not a personal one.


2. Lead

Rowe announced in 2023 that she would retire from the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2024, following the orchestra’s final Tanglewood performances for the season.
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Rowe retired from the Boston Symphony at the end of the 2024 Tanglewood season, in order to focus on her work as a leadership coach.
Explanation: Changing language about future plans ("announced in 2023 that she would retire...") to past-tense ("Rowe retired") Citation provided in the next diff for the body of the page.


3. Bottom of Career Section

Rowe announced in July 2023 that she would retire from the Boston Symphony at the end of the 2024 Tanglewood season, in order to focus on her work as a leadership coach.
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Rowe retired from the Boston Symphony at the end of the 2024 Tanglewood season, in order to focus on her work as a leadership coach. <ref name="b585">{{cite web | last=Madonna | first=A.Z. | title=A joyful yet bittersweet end to summer at Tanglewood | website=BostonGlobe.com | date=August 26, 2024 | url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/08/26/arts/tanglewood-final-weekend-review/?event=event12 | access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref>
Explanation: Nearly identical request to #2, but changing it in the body of the page in addition to the Lead, with a citation regarding my last concert with BSO.


4. External links

* [https://bso.org/woodwinds/elizabeth-rowe-flute.aspx Boston Symphony Orchestra bio]* [https://necmusic.edu/faculty/elizabeth-rowe Official page] at the New England Conservatory of Music website
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Explanation: I don't think it makes sense to link to the BSO as my official bio, when I no longer work there. Plus, this URL will be taken down soon. Same for the New England Conservatory, which I left in 2020.


5. Bottom of Career Section

and is on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music.[5]
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and was on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music as of 2018.[5]
Explanation: I stopped teaching at the New England Conservatory of Music in 2020, but do not have a citation for this. I think the best thing to do under Wikipedia's rules and restrictions is to put "as of 2018" which is the date the cited news article was published.

Roweflute (talk) 18:45, 24 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Done Hey there. These edits seem reasonable, and thank you for making them easy to read. If you want to say much more about the actual leadership coaching, you'll RS to mention this. I'd also suggest removing one of the three sources in the Career > Career Coaching section, you probably don't need all three, but I have left these for now. Thanks and best of luck, OXYLYPSE (talk) 14:02, 23 October 2024 (UTC)Reply