Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

How To Kill Classical Music Providing CPR

Thu, Mar 3, 2004
OK, I have a ton of work to get done today but I had to chirp in with this good online discussion going on between AJ blogs: Fellow blogger Greg Sandow started a great conversation this week: How To Kill Classical Music.  And never being the one to merely “gripe and leave” Greg is presenting

New Search Feature Available

Wed, Mar 3, 2004
Regular Adaptistration readers may have noticed that the page now has a dedicated search feature.   Give it a try, the link is to your right just below the contact information.

Time To Revise An Old Joke

Wed, Mar 3, 2004
I have to share an early result from Tuesday’s little self test.  In response to the question: “Is an orchestra that has performed in Carnegie Hall better than one that hasn’t?” Many of you have responded by saying that you already knew that anyone can go to Carnegie so long as they can pay the

Unnatural Restrictions

Tue, Mar 3, 2004
So why are the orchestras of New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Cleveland considered America’s “Big Five”?  Is it because they are the five best orchestras in the country with regard to artistic quality?  Are these the ultimate orchestras for musicians and managers that worthy of their aspiration?  Take this little self test to help

Reader Response: Hey, We’re Smart In America Too!

Mon, Mar 3, 2004
Hugh Resnick, the Assistant Director for Research and Analysis at the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, wrote in to remedy my ignorance regarding programs in the U.S. that is similar to the Australian course I wrote about on March 19th.    Hugh had this to say about a program he participated in while obtaining his MBA: “In fact, that is
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