2005 – Page 54 – Adaptistration

Breaking News From St. Louis About Unemployment

Tuesday, February 1st, 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 Relations, a Deputy from the Division of Employment Security (the department responsible for overseeing unemployment insurance) …

Entrepreneurialism Is Alive And Well

Monday, January 31st, 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 remarkable abilities as a musician and a businessman to embark on something that many traditionalists in …

More Canceled Auditions In St. Louis

Thursday, January 27th, 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 SLSO were on strike or being locked out. A few days later, it appeared that the …

Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 4

Wednesday, January 26th, 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 #3 How they sound As discovered in Part 3, even the NJSO appears to be dancing …

Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 3

Tuesday, January 25th, 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 of the collection. More important than value however, is authenticity, one of the cornerstones used to …