Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

So How Do You Really Feel About Managers Yuri?

Wed, Jun 6, 2006
by Drew McManus
“Bah! Management!” That’s a quote from outgoing Baltimore Symphony Orchestra music director Yuri Temirkanov from an interview with Washington Post staff writer, Tim Page. That wasn’t the only thing Temirkanov had to say about the end of his tenure with the organization… The article goes on to quote Temirkanov on a number of issues impacted
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The Relevance Of New Music On The Orchestra Of Tomorrow

Mon, Jun 6, 2006
by Drew McManus
The Partial Observer published an article of mine today which is a transcription of an interview with Frank J. Oteri, editor, NewMusicBox. Frank is a remarkably well thought out individual with some very deep insight on the value of new music and the value of classical music to the American society…
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Funky Comment Control

Fri, Jun 6, 2006
by Drew McManus
In an attempt to refine Adaptistration’s junk comment filter there may be a slightly longer delay between when comments are submitted and when they appear. If, for any reason, you submitted a comment and it isn’t up yet, send me an email letting me know so I can make sure it didn’t inadvertently get snagged
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Ticket Prices: The Topic With Staying Power

Thu, Jun 6, 2006
by Drew McManus
My wife sent me a copy of an article appearing in the 05/30/06 online edition of CNN.com about ticket prices at amusement parks. It seems that one of the largest parks, Cedar Point, is bucking the industry trend and actually lowering ticket prices by $5.00 for adults. Additionally, they are cutting the price on one
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