Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Does Anyone Remember There’s A Strike In Montreal?

Fri, Jul 7, 2005
On Monday, May 9th the musicians of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) decided to walk out on strike after more than 18 months of negotiations which proved to be unfruitful. Unfortunately, I haven’t kept up on the issues at the OSM as much as I should but whether or not you think a government

2005 Compensation Report: ROPA Music Directors

Wed, Jul 7, 2005
Last in this series of compensation reports is the examination ROPA & IGSOBM ensemble music director compensation. Much like their administrative counterparts, music directors serve as the executive “manager” for nearly all things artistic, at the top level, within an orchestra (although that model is beginning to change). As such, they should be subject to

2005 Compensation Report: ROPA Executive Directors

Wed, Jul 7, 2005
Continuing with this year’s compensation reports, we move on to examine the executive director compensation at 33 ROPA & IGSOBM symphonic ensembles with annual budgets over $1 million. Following last year’s report, we discovered that the discrepancy between executive and musician base salaries was considerably larger than their counterparts in ICSOM ensembles. Let’s see what

Examining The Union’s Role

Tue, Jul 7, 2005
The recent announcement from the Teamsters and the Service Employees International Union that they will leave the AFL-CIO was headline news yesterday. As a result, I received a few intriguing email messages from readers about how this will impact the American Federation of Musicians…

Appearing Today on WNYC’s Soundcheck

Mon, Jul 7, 2005
I’ll be appearing today on WNYC’s Soundcheck with Jon Schaefer between 2:00-3:00 EST today…
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