For ensembles
What to put in a programme note
The page replaces the leaflet. Write the parts a person in the seat will actually use, in the fields the editor already gives you. Publish one concert per address.
Title and the opening paragraph
Use the concert's title, not the ensemble's name on its own. Someone arriving with a QR code needs to see that they have the right night. The description is a few sentences: what the programme is, and who it is for. That paragraph is also what a link preview shows when the page is shared.
The list, then a note that earns its place
Enter every work in the order it will be played. Include the interval if you want the shape of the night to be obvious. For each work, set the title, the composer, and the arranger when you are not playing the original scoring. Then write the note.
Say what is specific to this performance. Name the arrangement. If you are playing one movement, say which. If the work is here because of a partnership, an anniversary, or a player who is on stage, put that in a sentence or two. A listener who has never heard the piece should finish the note knowing what they are about to hear.
Do not paste a composer's life from another website. You usually do not have the right to, and it does not help someone who has three minutes before the downbeat. A short paragraph of your own is the note. Leave a row out only when it should not appear on the public page.
Ensemble, people, roster
Write the ensemble paragraph for this concert: who you are, where you are based, and why this programme. Use a biography block for the conductor, soloist, or guest. Keep it to the role and the fact that connects them to tonight's music. The roster is the list of players as it should be printed. Check the spelling before you publish. This is the copy people will photograph.
Both languages, and the picture
The editor stores Traditional Chinese and English separately. Fill both when the hall will hold both audiences. If only one language is ready, publish that and add the other when it is written. Do not leave an unchecked automatic translation up: titles of works and people's names are easy to get wrong. For the banner, use a poster or a photograph you have the right to publish. A wide image is what a phone shows at the top of the page.
Publish, then correct it
A draft is visible only inside your account. The public, including a phone that scans the QR code, cannot open it. Publish when the order and the names are right. After the general rehearsal you can still change a title, a note, or the roster. The address stays the same, so a code you already put on a slide or a door sign still works. That is the reason not to print four hundred leaflets for a programme that is still moving.
Thanks, and the email list
Name the venue, funders, and people who should be thanked, as you would on the back of a leaflet. The subscribe field is optional. If you include it, a reader can leave an email against this programme. Read the privacy policy before you promise a newsletter you will not send. Acknowledgements are your text. They are not an ad placement.