Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

The Best Reality T.V.Is In San Francisco

Thu, Jun 6, 2004
Along with several dozen other writers today, my topic will focus on the PBS special “Keeping Score”.  I had seriously considered skipping over the show as a topic but decided against it it was too good to pass over. Unfortunately, I missed a little bit of the first part but what I saw was absolutely

Concert Hall Follow Up Dayton Philharmonic

Wed, Jun 6, 2004
On Monday I published a follow up article about what’s happening at the Nashville Symphony and their new concert hall.  I recently heard from another of the concert hall study orchestras, the Dayton Philharmonic, about what’s been happening there. Dayton was unique in the study in that that they were the only orchestra that has

A Bad Idea In Michigan

Tue, Jun 6, 2004
There’s an article in today’s Detroit Free Press by Frank Provenzano and Mark Stryker about a plan in Michigan to introduce a new tax that would raise and distribute funds to arts groups across the state. According to the article the legislation being introduced by state Sen. Shirley Johnson: ” calls for a 5-percent statewide

Size Matters A Follow Up Report

Mon, Jun 6, 2004
Back in November I published a four part series of articles focusing on a group of orchestras that are in the process of building new concert halls.  One of the points the study concentrated on was how well each orchestra’s management was communicating with and involving the musicians in the design and construction process.  The

Simple Ideas Tend To Be The Best

Fri, Jun 6, 2004
Lynn Sislo maintains a cultural blog entitled Reflections In D Minor and she recently posted a good idea for record companies to help attract and create further interest in new listeners.  The article is entitled “Marketing Classical Music: An Opportunity Ignored”, here’s an excerpt where Lynn identifies the problem: First, I’m looking at a CD
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