Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Into The Fray

Wed, Aug 8, 2005
by Drew McManus
Over the past few years I’ve had the pleasure to serve in a variety of consulting roles for orchestra administrators and musicians. I’ve also been watching the growing amount of consultants specializing in orchestra related services, some of them deliver stellar work while others, well, don’t. Nevertheless, I’ve noticed a distinct lack of consultants who
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BlogDay 2005

Wed, Aug 8, 2005
by Drew McManus
Thanks to my blog neighbor Andrew Taylor for jogging my memory with his post today about BlogDay 2005…
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Screaming Into The Eine Kleine Nacht

Mon, Aug 8, 2005
by Drew McManus
The Partial Observer published an article of mine today which discusses some of the issues related to the upcoming onslaught of Mozart performances for this season. In particular, it examines the sordid underbelly of artistic programming and how much of it is dictated by artistic standards as opposed to the bottom line. Personally, I think
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The Latest Interlochen Spin

Sat, Aug 8, 2005
by Drew McManus
The 2005 Arts Camp session is over; the final strains of Les Preludes have drifted away and now reside only as memories in the minds of those who were there this summer. Unfortunately, there seems to be a great deal of spin drifting out of the president’s office as well..
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Regulated Institutional Transparency Part 2

Fri, Aug 8, 2005
by Drew McManus
Yesterday’s article presented the concept of Regulated Institutional Transparency, which allows orchestral stakeholders to monitor the artistic, administrative, and governing components of its organization on a continuing basis by means of standardized methods…
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