Philadelphia Inquirer music critic, Peter Dobrin, deserves the recognition for being the only mainstream media journalist to hit the bull’s-eye when it comes to this nonsense in Baltimore. His article in Sunday’s Inquirer isn’t about glass ceilings, famous firsts, sexism, elitism, or any other “-ism”. Instead, it’s about what really matters…
Month: July 2005
BSO’s Glicker: “We Need To Teach The Musicians A Lesson”
Throughout the course of the past week, there has been much discussion about the recent appointment of Baltimore’s new music director. From the very onset of that discussion, the bulk of the major media outlets have been focusing on the appointee and the resulting conflict between the BSO’s musicians and executive leaders….
How Do You Evaluate A Music Director?
In a related event to yesterday’s article about Music Director compensation and assessment, I received a note from Erich Graf, Utah Symphony principal flute and president of AFM Local 104…
2005 Compensation Report: ICSOM Music Directors
Next in this series of compensation reports is the comparison between music directors, concertmasters, and base musicians for ICSOM & IGSOBM ensembles. 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 the same amount of scrutiny regarding their level of performance on …