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Drew McManus
on the Orchestra business
| est. 2003
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Compensation Resources
From 2005-2021, one of the most popular and eagerly anticipated series of articles at Adaptistration are the Orchestra Compensation Reports. Published in June each year, this annual event examined the compensation trends among orchestra executives, music directors, and concertmasters at more than 65 professional U.S. orchestras.
Report Index
The Orchestra Compensation Reports
String Instrument Cost of Ownership
Have you ever thought about how much maintaining an instrument will cost an orchestra string musician during his/her career?"
Counting The Costs
Counting The Costs Q&A
The Orchestra Website Reviews
The Orchestra Website Reviews were an annual series published each fall from 2004 through 2012. The final year installment was delayed and modified due to Orchestra Crisis 2012/13 throwing a particularly large wrench into the works.
Reviews Index
Orchestra Governance Essays
Here’s a breakdown of who’s who in orchestra governance and how they fit together. There’s no spin here, you get an inside look into the good, the bad, and the ugly behind those who influence how orchestras function.
Boards
Administrators
Music Directors
Musicians
Musicians' Unions
All Others
Even More Fun…
Editorial Cartoons
Take A Friend To Orchestra Month
Take A Friend To The Orchestra Resource Site
All About Negotiations
The first step in understanding how your local orchestra functions as an organization is to understand the basic principles behind the document that deals with nearly every facet of its operations: the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
How It Works
Who Does What
Why Bother?
A Historical Timeline
What Happens When A Contract Expires?
Understanding The Difference Between A Strike And A Lockout
Let’s Talk About The Unionized Environment Within The Orchestra Field
Who’s Minding The Score?
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Orchestra Compensation Reports
Orchestra Docent Study
Size Matters: Concert Hall Project Study
Top-Tier Musician Compensation
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What Happened To Canada?!?
Tue, Jan 1, 2007
by
Drew McManus
In response to the flood of requests over the past few months from readers asking about when the Canadian Orchestra Website review will come out, I have some information…
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Who’s Minding The Score?
Archives
Articles By Organization
Articles By Subject
Monthly Archive
Shop Talk Podcast
Shop Talk Episode Archive
Shop Talk Last Call Archive
Shop Talk Guests
Series Archive
Performing Arts Org Vax Policy Database
COVID-19 State Of Employment Poll
Glassdoor Workplace Satisfaction
Negotiations
Orchestra Compensation Reports
Orchestra Docent Study
Size Matters: Concert Hall Project Study
Top-Tier Musician Compensation
About
About Adaptistration
About Drew McManus
Blog Policy & Code Of Conduct
Terms of Use and Permissions
More Inside The Arts Blogs
Adaptistration
Butts In the Seats
Double Bass Blog
Neo Classical
Scanning The Dial
Who’s Your Audience?
Brian Dickie
Contact
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