Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Following Up On The SFS Social Networking Site

Fri, Jun 6, 2009
As promised back in May, it is time to take a closer look behind the scenes at the San Francisco Symphony’s (SFS) social networking site, which was officially launched on May 6, 2009. In order to find out more about how the organization designed the site, how much it costs, and what sort of goals

Last Chance To Weigh-In On Cultural Confidence

Thu, Jun 6, 2009
If you haven’t done so already, this week is your last chance to vote in the last cycle for the 2008/09 cultural confidence poll. Since 10/2008, we’ve been tracking how readers have been rating the current economic conditions at their respective performing arts organization as well as where they believe those same conditions will exist

Reeling From A One-Two Punch In Phoenix

Wed, Jun 6, 2009
Local and national news outlets hammered the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra last week by openly challenging the institutional image portrayed in a recent organizational press release. In particular, both articles report on the string of recent labor problems…

Network With Drew

Tue, Jun 6, 2009
Are you in Chicago this week for the League convention? If so, then don’t miss out on the opportunity to connect with me while you’re in town. I’ll be downtown on and off from Today through Saturday so if you’re interested in scheduling a time to sit down and talk over coffee, lunch, dinner, or

Announcing Adaptistration Premium: Be The Insider

Mon, Jun 6, 2009
I am very pleased to announce the launch of Adaptistration Premium, the new online home for all of the Orchestra Compensation Report and Orchestra Website Review materials that were previously only available as print publications. Although the print publications have always been very popular, one of the most frequent requests is to make the data