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2012 Compensation Reports: Music Directors

Sunday, September 10th, 2017Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 by Drew McManus

The 2009/10 season was one of transition at a number of orchestras, especially the larger budget organizations. Several groups were amidst music director changes and/or in the middle of interim leadership and without those larger figures, the cumulative average compensation was lower than the previous season. However, if you remove the Top 10 Total Expenditure groups from the mix from both seasons, it is a different story. WHAT’S NEW FOR THE …

2012 Compensation Reports: Executives

Sunday, September 10th, 2017Monday, July 2nd, 2012 by Drew McManus

The 2009/10 season was the first to suffer the brunt of the economic downturn but its impact on executive compensation varied wildly from one group to the next. This season experienced some of the largest gaps between compensation extremes with some executives enjoying modest to healthy increases while others experienced sizable cuts. But in the end, and for the first time since the 2000/01 season, the average orchestra executive earned less …

Join Me Today For #artsmgtchat

Friday, June 29th, 2012 by Drew McManus

I’ll be appearing today at 2:00pm ET as part of #artsmgtchat to talk about Arts Organization Websites. The brainchild of Ally Yusuf, #artsmgtchat’s goal is to bring together a community of creative, unique and passionate arts & cultural management professionals, advocates, educators and artists. To follow the conversation, you can use TweetChat, Twebevent, or your favorite Twitter service provider. If you are new to Twitter chats, please check #artsmgtchat’s Twitter Chat 101 guide.

The Real Trouble With The Emily White NPR Blog Post

Thursday, June 28th, 2012 by Drew McManus

On 6/16/2012 NPR’s All songs Considered blog posted an article by NPR intern Emily White where the author discusses her desire and associated reasoning for “one massive Spotify-like catalog of music that will sync to my phone and various home entertainment devices.” Oh, she also chronicles thousands of personal instances of music piracy. Perhaps unsurprisingly, all hell broke loose and folks have been peeling off into pro and con camps ever since (as of now, the latter outweighs the former).

How About That; A New Contract Without Drama

Friday, June 29th, 2018Wednesday, June 27th, 2012 by Drew McManus

In an age when contentious labor disputes abound, it’s nice to run across a situation where stakeholders reached an agreement without resorting to public mudslinging. Case in point, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) announced they reached a new four year agreement 14 months ahead of the current contract’s expiration date.