Violin Turf Wars
Fri, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
Earlier in the week, I wrote about how the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra may very well have to submit their “Golden Age” collection purchased from Herbert Axelrod to a new appraisal and authentication process. In that article I briefly touched on the how the business of authenticating and appraising rare string instruments (violins, viola, and
Loss Of Momentum
Thu, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
Among all of the gloom and doom talk mixed in with sunshine and rainbows there’s an important conversation that doesn’t get the attention it deserves in this industry. I’m talking about the loss of momentum concerning fundraising on the board level.
The Negotiation Process: Why Bother?
Wed, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
After posting the initial articles from for this series on the Negotiation Process, many Adaptistration readers wrote in wondering why orchestra musicians are part of an organized labor union. Sam from Golden, Colorado wrote in to ask: “I don’t really think of musicians like auto workers, why do they even have a union?” Not long
Is The New Jersey Symphony Missing The Point?
Mon, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
At the early part of last week, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra announced that they would conduct an internal inquiry into the NJSO’s purchase of philanthropist Herbert Axelrod’s “Golden Age Collection” of historic stringed instruments.
At Interlochen, The Future Isn’t Very Unique
Sun, Aug 8, 2004
by Drew McManus
Fellow AJ blogger Andrew Taylor recently wrote an interesting article about how to go about assessing value for "something vague and amorphous" like a weblog. Andrew goes on to say that arts managers are doing exactly the same thing each and every day for their organizations.
