The current options:
- Same Quarterly schedule as PW.
- New Quarterly schedule.
- Quadrimester schedule: December, April, August.
- Event or Holiday based schedule.
The PW Quarterly schedule is proven and allows participants to submit to both. This seems to have worked out, since we got 11 shared submissions. For folks who submitted pieces to both recitals, did the schedule help you, and would you continue to do so?
A new Quarterly schedule would align with at least one major holiday season. If ever's the time to switch, it would be to take advantage of the (optional) December fun. However, between PW and PT that would be 8 recitals, which seems a little excessive for anyone participating in both sites.
A quadrimester schedule allows for a more leisurely pace... which makes it easier for someone like me, but might rob others who are more productive.
Event or Holiday based schedule could be fun but might be unevenly spaced, which might complicate participation.
Out of all these options, only one is truly proven and has withstood the test of time. Changing the schedule is risky, what would be the motivating factors to change and how would we mitigate the risk of losing potential participants? (For example, we might open for submissions at the same time as PW but close a month later.)
Also, is now the right time to change strategies? We've had a grand total of 1 recital so far and we don't exactly have a rhythm going or a sense of how participation will continue.
The reality is that PT is still more in a support role to PW... there is no significant independent influx of participants.