Louisville Makes Payroll While Syracuse Sweats
Tue, Feb 2, 2011
by Drew McManus
News out of Louisville indicates that although the Louisville Orchestra (LO) musicians were initially only paid a portion of the compensation owed following the bankruptcy ruling last month, the orchestra is now looking to receive advances against future seasons’ endowment allocations from the organizations that govern the orchestra endowment…
Now Or Never
Fri, Jan 1, 2011
by Drew McManus
We’re heading into the home stretch for your chance to win a fee subscription to Adaptistration Premium by completing the 2011 Readership Segmentation Survey. The survey ends after January 31st so if you haven’t already completed your survey, take the time today or over the weekend to get it done…
DSO Executive Committee Postpones Decisions
Thu, Jan 1, 2011
by Drew McManus
Yesterday’s executive committee meeting at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) held the potential for becoming a watershed moment for the institution following statements from DSO leaders earlier in the month that the committee could decide to suspend the current season and/or postpone 2011/12 season planning. As it turned out, the executive committee decided to postpone
Orchestra Librarians “have some musical ability”
Wed, Jan 1, 2011
by Drew McManus
Let’s stir up some trouble:“Do you think orchestra librarians are musicians on the same level as violinists or bassoonists?” If that question makes you uncomfortable, feel free to answer something easier like “do you still beat your wife?”…
Just Don’t Call It A Merger
Tue, Jan 1, 2011
by Drew McManus
Last week, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Washington National Opera (WNO) announced that both organizations have adopted a similar relationship that the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) shares with the Kennedy Center. Officially, it is called an affiliation as the WNO retains their independent 501(c)3 status, but in a more
