Breaking News From St. Louis About Unemployment
Tue, Feb 2, 2005
by Drew McManus
Recently, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations issued an initial ruling on the issue of whether or not the negotiation impasse between the musicians and management of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra resulted in a strike or a lock out. According to Tammy Cavender, spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial
Entrepreneurialism Is Alive And Well
Mon, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
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
by Drew McManus
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
by Drew McManus
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
by Drew McManus
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
