Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Power And Corruption In The String World

Mon, Mar 3, 2005
by Drew McManus
Ever since the Axelrod/NJSO instrument collection scandal broke into the news headlines, people have become fascinated with how the world of high end string instruments operates.  Today’s Soundcheck radio program on WNYC will focus on that very issue. I’ve written about the Axelrod instruments here and at my Neo Classical column and as such I’ll
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Why Reaching 108% Of Your Goal Isn’t Always Good

Fri, Mar 3, 2005
by Drew McManus
I received a call from a musician a few days ago who was very upset about a situation in their orchestra.  The frustration in this person’s voice was almost palpable, even over the telephone. The problem had to do with some contradictory evidence about ticket sales.  This particular player is currently volunteering as a musician
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Reader Response: BSO Keeps Union Away

Thu, Mar 3, 2005
by Drew McManus
After reading the article from Monday, March 21st, Cleveland Orchestra musician, Henry Peyrebrune, took the time to share an interesting observation about what he read from the article regarding how (in 1918) the BSO management allegedly offered their musicians a $250 bonus to prevent unionizing, “Another aspect of this story is that the BSO founder,
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Back To The Future

Wed, Mar 3, 2005
by Drew McManus
Here’s some more intriguing insight from the October, 1918 edition of The Etude, there’s an article written by Constantine von Sternberg (a student of Franz Liszt) entitled The Music Interest of the American Man of To-Morrow.  89 years ago, Constantine had this to say about the burgeoning American orchestra scene (edited for length) in the
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Something Special In St. Louis Part 3

Tue, Mar 3, 2005
by Drew McManus
In order to round out this series of articles about the uniquely special grand concert in St. Louis on March 13th, 2005 it seems fitting to allow the last voice to come from those who participated in the event as patrons.  If you missed the earlier installments, here are Part 1 and Part 2. Karen
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