Is There A Limit To Classical Music
Mon, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
The Partial Observer published an article of mine today which expands on the concept of whether or not there are limits to how much a community can support an orchestra. The piece examines how the past year’s round of negotiations and the current SLSO situation may be a preview of things to come.
Reader Response: Examining Events At The NJSO
Fri, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Many readers took the time to respond to the questions posed in the article from December 30th, 2004. The vast majority of responses were related to the question, “Does owning and using these instruments make the NJSO better than or distinguish it from any other orchestra in the country?” Many of you answered the question
In St. Louis It Really Is All About the Music
Thu, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
I had the opportunity to talk with St. Louis Symphony Piccolo/Flutist and negotiation chair, Jan (pronounced “Y
Sure Sign of Restructure
Mon, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
The recent decision by the Pittsburgh Symphony to cancel their planned European tour doesn’t come as a great surprise. It’s no secret the orchestra has been in the process of restructuring their finances in order to recover from some hefty losses as well as vamp for the required increase in pay for the musicians. Most
Auditioning the St. Louis Symphony
Fri, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Every time an orchestra announces a vacancy and schedules an audition it’s actually holding a referendum among the world’s professional musicians. That referendum is whether or not that orchestra is artistically worthy of attracting a certain level of player. On January 3rd and 4th, the St. Louis Symphony had scheduled just such a referendum among
