Copland Went Under The Shirt But Over The Bra?
Thu, Jan 1, 2008
by Drew McManus
In case you missed it, classical music’s new poster boy, Alex Ross (sorry Dudamel), took one small step for a classical music critic but one giant leap for classical music when he appeared as a featured guest on the wildly popular Colbert Report. According to Alex the experience "felt like being the nerd in high
How To Connect With New Media: An Introduction
Wed, Jan 1, 2008
by Drew McManus
This June, I have the honor of serving as a speaker in one of the National Performing Arts Convention’s breakout sessions titled The Online Salon Movement. The session’s description promotes the event as a wide ranging commentary and discussion on how performing arts organizations can interact with new forms of media and the public at
When An Academic Exercise Becomes Reality
Tue, Jan 1, 2008
by Drew McManus
During the beginning of November, 2006 I had the pleasure of conducting a mock negotiation exercise with the MBA students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration program. That exercise had the future arts administrator’s playing the role of orchestra musicians who were presented with a bargaining proposal from management that called
A Conductor’s View Of The Orchestra: Junichi Hirokami
Mon, Jan 1, 2008
by Drew McManus
Given the fact that the Columbus Symphony Orchestra is currently considering drastic cuts to the organization’s budget and numbers of full time musicians, it is poignant to hear about how the orchestra’s Music Director, Junichi Hirokami, feels about the musicians and the musical product they produce. It also provides some insight as to why he
Strategic Planning Poll Results
Fri, Jan 1, 2008
by Drew McManus
This week’s Adaptistration poll on the value of artistic stakeholder input on an orchestra’s strategic planning process produced results that were both intriguing and not the least bit surprising…
