Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

I Wonder Which Gins Are Available At The Concession Stand

Tue, Jan 1, 2012
by Drew McManus
It’s always fun when two divergent steams streams of thought coincide to produce something intriguing. Case in point, I recently joined the board of directors for a period-instrument orchestra here in Chicago, The Baroque Band, and shortly thereafter hopped on board a local dinner club/think tank (DCTT) that was the brainchild of Amy Calhoun, A.K.A.
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Placebo Pricing And The Ticket Price Quandary

Mon, Jan 1, 2012
by Drew McManus
Regardless of your view on whether or not the average ticket price at professional US orchestras is an accurate representation of the overall experience’s value or is artificially inflated to help pad earned income shortfalls (or a little of Column A and a little of Column B), Joe Patti presented a fascinating point of view
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Science Schmience: Violinists Blast Holes In Violin Experiment

Fri, Jan 1, 2012
by Drew McManus
Since the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a paper titled Player preferences among new and old violins which chronicles their experiment during the Violin Competition of Indianapolis from September, 2010 the results have received a good bit of attention. Initial reactions were mostly positive but that ended up being short-lived honeymoon.
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“Do Some Orchestras Exaggerate Their Financial Position For Negotiation Leverage?”

Thu, Jan 1, 2012
by Drew McManus
A blogging colleague sent me an email last week asking the question in today’s title: “Do some orchestras exaggerate their financial position for negotiation leverage?” The smart alec in me wanted to write back with the following single sentence response: “Does a bear blog in the woods?” But thankfully my conscience kicked in and reminded
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"Do Some Orchestras Exaggerate Their Financial Position For Negotiation Leverage?"

Thu, Jan 1, 2012
by Drew McManus
A blogging colleague sent me an email last week asking the question in today’s title: “Do some orchestras exaggerate their financial position for negotiation leverage?” The smart alec in me wanted to write back with the following single sentence response: “Does a bear blog in the woods?” But thankfully my conscience kicked in and reminded
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