Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Entrepreneurialism Is Alive And Well

Mon, Jan 1, 2005
It’s hard enough to get a job as a classical musician these days and the odds at building a successful career as a soloist are even tighter.  Now imagine that you want to build a career as a full time tuba soloist, sounds impossible doesn’t it? Fortunately, there’s one musician who decided to combine his

More Canceled Auditions In St. Louis

Thu, Jan 1, 2005
Back at the beginning of the January the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra management made the 11th hour decision to cancel the semi final and final rounds of the scheduled French Horn and Double Bass auditions which ignited a firestorm of media attention and a War of words regarding whether or not he musicians of the

Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 4

Wed, Jan 1, 2005
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The final installment in the series of articles examining the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Internal Review Report will continue where Part 3 finished.  After examining issues of valuation and authenticity what’s left are some of the most critical issues related to any musical instrument, how they sound and what the musicians think of them. Issue

Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 3

Tue, Jan 1, 2005
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Part 3 in the series of articles examining the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Internal Review Report will continue where Part 2 finished, whether or not all of the instruments in the Axelrod collection are authentic. As was examined in Part 2, there were numerous contradictions between the Trustee’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations regarding the value

Too Much Snow And Cold

Mon, Jan 1, 2005
Due to the heavy snow in the Northeast  it was quite a chore shoveling all the snow from the driveway – Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 3 will be delayed until tomorrow.  If you missed Part 1 or Part 2, now’s a good time to catch up. In the meantime, there’s
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