Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Google Handing Out Free AdWords For Nonprofits

Mon, May 5, 2010
Thanks to Dale Fisher’s new blog, The Revolution Starts…Now?; just one guy’s opinion on trying to make sense of the social media revolution at hand for pointing out a wonderful program from Google that is handing out as much as $10,000 per month in FREE AdWords advertising for qualifying nonprofits (that’s $0.23/min of sponsored link

Photos From Nashville’s Free Public Concert

Sun, May 5, 2010
As a special weekend treat, we have some photos courtesy of Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) cellist, Stephen Drake, from the NSO’s free public concert that took place on Friday, 5/7/2010.

The Controversy In Cleveland Continues

Fri, May 5, 2010
Just in case you forgot about the legal battle between Cleveland Plain Dealer music critic Donald Rosenberg and the Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Scene published a lengthy article about the latest developments in the ongoing drama. Written by Michael Gill and published on 5/5/2010, the piece begins with a picturesque description of Cleveland Orchestra music

Nashville Symphony to Perform Free Public Concert

Thu, May 5, 2010
You have to admire their resilience. Mere days since their concert hall was flooded and in the face of months of repairs, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra has scheduled a FREE outdoor public concert this Friday, 5/7/2010. Nashville Symphony Orchestra president and CEO, Alan Valentine, said “…the orchestra has shown over the years that it’s a

Doing Their Jobs In Nashville

Wed, May 5, 2010
Like most of the Nashville area, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center (SSC), home of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO), is enduring the impact of severe floods. Located less than a few thousand feet from the banks of the Cumberland River, the SSC did endure intense flooding. I spoke with NSO president & CEO Alan Valentine, via