Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Who Owns A Symphony Orchestra?

Fri, Jan 1, 2008
by Drew McManus
Earlier this week, Paul Alter submitted a comment and asked “Who owns a symphony orchestra?” Although the simplistic answer to that question is “no one” perhaps a more complete answer is to look at ownership from the perspective of control. Within that context, Paul’s question is much easier to answer…
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Concert Cancellations And New Fundraising In Jacksonville

Thu, Jan 1, 2008
by Drew McManus
In an email message from 1/2/2008, Jacksonville Symphony Association (JSA) Executive Director, Alan Hopper, confirmed that the message appearing on the jsomusicians.org message board on 12/28/2007 was written by JSA executive board member Tom Beames (details of that letter are available here). Hopper also confirmed that personalized versions of the letter have been distributed to
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State Of The Blog: Adaptistration Turns Four

Wed, Jan 1, 2008
by Drew McManus
Thanks to a steady stream of regular readers and in influx of newcomers, Adaptistration’s 2007 traffic reached record-breaking levels…
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Recent Developments in Jacksonville

Tue, Jan 1, 2008
by Drew McManus
The "Jacksonville Emails" debacle moved to a new phase over the weekend when a user identifying himself as "Henson Markham" posted what he identified as "Tom Beames letter to the JSA Board" at the jsomusicians.org guestbook. Conversely, the Jacksonville Symphony Association (JSA) has acknowledged that they will release any official response written by or on
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