Sex, Drugs, And Classical Music?
Mon, Sep 9, 2004
by Drew McManus
A few weeks ago I published an article at The Partial Observer about some of the ways classical music uses sex to sell itself. This week I’m following up on that idea by discussing the growing drug use debate (no, not that kind of drug use). The article, Performance Enhancing Drugs for Musicians?, will be
Concert Companion or ORBIT Part 1
Thu, Sep 9, 2004
by Drew McManus
It’s time for an exercise in thinking like an orchestra manager. Here’s the setup: Your orchestra is loosing its audience and you’re considering the benefits of using a technology based product to help build it back up again. Like all orchestras your marketing dollars are limited and the man-hours you can use for writing grant proposals
Keeping Their Heads Above Water
Wed, Sep 9, 2004
by Drew McManus
There’s been a great deal of national attention devoted to contract negotiations and musician salary these past several weeks – from this column and many others across the country. And the majority of those discussions focus on how much players earn in the “Big 5” as well as examining other types of benchmarks used to
The Realities of Orchestral Life
Tue, Sep 9, 2004
by Drew McManus
Next Monday, September 27th I have the honor of serving as a guest speaker at the Eastman School of Music’s Institute for Music Leadership. The class, taught by Professor Ray Ricker, is titled "The Realities of Orchestral Life" and explores changing attitudes and the ways musicians can become more pro-active in shaping their workplace; my
Play And Talk In Philadelphia
Mon, Sep 9, 2004
by Drew McManus
Shortly after midnight on 9/20/04 the negotiating teams for The Philadelphia Orchestra Association and the American Federation of Musicians, Local 77, jointly issued the following statement: The negotiating teams for The Philadelphia Orchestra Association and the American Federation of Musicians, Local 77, have been working for many months in an effort to negotiate a new
