Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Arrogance is a weed that grows mostly on a dunghill*

Mon, Sep 9, 2013
by Drew McManus
During a 2013 meeting of the Minnesota Orchestra Laureate Society, the orchestra’s President & CEO, Michael Henson, declared that “blogs are senseless and must be ignored.” This comment was offered up within the context of the orchestra’s media coverage related to the season-long work stoppage. The Arabic quote serving as today’s headline was the first
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