October 2013 – Page 3 – Adaptistration

What The MOA Can Learn From The Shutdown Debacle

Friday, June 29th, 2018Thursday, October 17th, 2013 by Drew McManus

Although the shutdown impacted hundreds of thousands of individuals in some of the worst ways possible, there’s one element that might be useful for helping bring about some positive movement in the entrenched Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) dispute. In particular, determining exactly how much money the MOA has on hand to continue operating during the lockout until they can no longer avoid the inevitable: liquidation. On the morning of 10/16/2013, barely …

And Now For Something Completely Different

Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 by Drew McManus

Just when you think the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) labor dispute couldn’t possibly throw another curve ball, you get hit upside the head. But this time around, it’s not such an unpleasant bonk on the noggin in that Minnesota Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, is planning to propose a bill that could convert the MOA to a publicly owned corporation model. It’s worth noting that Rep. Kahn chairs Minnesota’s House Legacy Committee, …

It Just Isn’t A New Season Without Some (alleged) Fraud

Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 by Drew McManus

It seems rare to watch a season pass without a report of fraud or embezzlement and according to an article by Janos Gereben in the 10/11/2013 edition of the San Francisco Classical Voice (SFCV), the 2013/14 season is off with a half million dollar bang. Gereben reports that the Peninsula Symphony, a community orchestra located in Los Altos, CA, discovered at the beginning of the month that their endowment and general …

Is LA Just A Cultural Bubble?

Monday, October 14th, 2013 by Drew McManus

The 10/9/2013 Los Angeles Times published a fascinating article by music critic Mark Swed juxtaposes the recent round of bad news against what he describes as a thriving Los Angeles classical music scene. The article isn’t some LA centric puff piece; instead, it asks tough questions about sustainability and whether LA is just a bubble waiting to burst to a chorus of “we told you so” naysayers amidst Chicken Little pundits. …

He’s Like Strom Thurmond Sans The Whimsy

Friday, October 11th, 2013 by Drew McManus

Every now and then something comes along in the field that throws a truck load of old whitewalls on the seemingly unending tire fire that is negative classical music stereotypes. The latest collective embarrassment is from Maestro Yuri Temirkanov who reportedly believes that “the essence of a woman is weakness.” It goes downhill from there. Thankfully, Alex Ross published the definitive forehead-slap article about all of this on 10/3/2013 accompanied by …