Sick Day
Tue, Feb 2, 2006
by Drew McManus
My sincere apologies to everyone stopping by today expecting to see the details about Louisville Orchestra promised at the end of yesterday’s article. Unfortunately, my cold decided to go from bad to worse and I spent most of yesterday in bed. I am feeling better today so all things being equal, I should be able
Examining The Events In Louisville
Mon, Feb 2, 2006
by Drew McManus
Just when you thought the drama involved with orchestra negotiations might be on sabbatical, a series of ugly events surrounding the Louisville Orchestra negotiations surfaced a month ago threatening to make the spats from last season look like play dates...
Something New At Adaptistration
Thu, Feb 2, 2006
by Drew McManus
You may have noticed that Adaptistration has a new advertiser, the Brevard Conference on Music Entrepreneurship. The three day conference sounds like a unique endeavor as it promises to “explore exciting career tracks beyond the traditional job pathways.” The website is well done and has all the information you need to determine if the conference
Getting In On The Ground Floor Of Metro-Scale Wireless
Wed, Feb 2, 2006
by Drew McManus
How about this concept: iPod’s are already obsolete (as well as the host of other portable flash-memory based music players). If orchestras can be forward-thinking enough, they might be able to get in on the ground floor of how the next generation of Americans will consume digital music…
Things Are Getting Ugly In Philadelphia
Tue, Feb 2, 2006
by Drew McManus
The continuing legal saga between the Kimmel Center for the Arts and Rafael Viñoly Architects (the architectural firm which designed the Kimmel Center) escalated into an ugly public confrontation last week. The 2/17/06 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer published an article by Peter Dobrin which reports that Rafael Viñoly sent a letter to the Kimmel
