Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Overpaid Executive Martyrs

Tue, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
I read the article in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer by Peter Dobrin about how the Philadelphia Orchestra’s executive board approved a $10,000-per-year raise for its president, Joseph H. Kluger.  The article went on to state that the pay raise came at a time when the orchestra’s leadership: ” cut compensation for its music director, asked employees
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A Fascinating Article About a Fascinating Blog

Mon, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
Arts Journal recently linked to an article in the Washington Post written by Philip Kennicott.  The article focuses on Sam Bergman’s Road Trip blog here on Arts Journal that chronicles the recent Minnesota Orchestra’s tour of Europe.  If you haven’t read either the Washington Post article or the blog, you should. In Philip’s article, he
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