Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Some Early Views In Nashville

Thu, Sep 9, 2006
by Drew McManus
I’m happy to report that I’m right in the middle of one of the happiest places in the American classical music scene right now: Nashville, TN. I’m here to cover the opening of what I don’t doubt is one of the most significant events in this business over the past decade: the opening of the
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The Business Could Use More Of This

Wed, Sep 9, 2006
by Drew McManus
A musician friend of mine recently forwarded a copy of an article that appeared in the September issue of Indy Men’s Magazine. I thought the article did a good job at portraying orchestral music in a light it could stand to get more often in a column the magazine calls What This Woman Wants …
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Maybe They Stand So Much Because Their Butts Are Asleep

Tue, Sep 9, 2006
by Drew McManus
[Note: seeing that most people were off for Labor Day, I’ve left yesterday’s post in place for today] The Partial Observer published an article of mine today that examines the issue of concert length. Like many things in this business, math is not an absolute and a two hour concert is rarely 120 minutes in
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Does Your Orchestra YouTube?

Fri, Sep 9, 2006
by Drew McManus
You might think not but then again you might be YouTubing and not even know about it. An astute Adaptistration reader brought to my attention several video clips of live orchestra concerts available at the increasingly popular online hub of YouTube.com…
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