Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

What Classical Music Can Learn From “The Relics Of Rock”

Mon, Feb 2, 2006
The world of classical music can learn a lot from their rock and roll cousins. On the 2/19/06 edition of CBS News Sunday Morning, they aired a segment entitled “Relics of Rock” which chronicled the discovery of the largest known collection of rock and roll memorabilia which had been forgotten about since the early 1990’s…

More On Executive Compensation

Fri, Feb 2, 2006
The issue of rewarding effort versus achievement is at that national forefront again due to an article from the 2/11/06 edition of Wall Street Journal by Jacob Hale Russell (WSJ online is a pay service only so no direct link to the article is available, sorry). The article reviews the pros and cons of the

Who’s Afraid Of Opera? Apparently Bennett, Colorado

Thu, Feb 2, 2006
In Colorado, cultural awareness seems to be at an all time low as a local community makes plans to dismiss an elementary school music teacher for showing first, second, and third graders portions of an educational video designed to teach children about opera…

Big News: Off To Chicago (permanently)

Wed, Feb 2, 2006
In the beginning of April, Adaptistration’s global headquarters (my home office) will be relocating to Chicago…

At The NJSO, Is It The Chicken Or The Egg?

Tue, Feb 2, 2006
An article in the 2/8/06 edition of the New Jersey Star-Ledger by Willa J. Conrad reports that after more than eight months searching, the New Jersey Symphony Board is having trouble identifying a finalist for the position of president & CEO. The article goes on to report that the organization believes one of the contributing