Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Link Love Thursday

Thu, Nov 11, 2013
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Since yesterday was the penultimate moving related time-suck day this month, there was only enough time to compose a quick link love post. To that end, these are some of the articles that have recently caught my attention: What have you been reading as of late that really got you thinking?

Alex Ross Couldn’t Be More Right

Wed, Nov 11, 2013
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In an 11/25/2013 article from The New Yorker, the ever sharp Alex Ross vents some frustration toward the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) leadership, the growing difficulty of mid and smaller budgets org to pull funding from the name brand institutions, and the ennui that is political concerns about culture. Ross doesn’t mince words and goes

The Habits Of Successful Young Arts Admin Professionals

Tue, Nov 11, 2013
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One aspect of #NAMPC 2013 I neglected to mention was just how enjoyable it is to mingle with a broad cross section of professionals at different career stages; which is merely a polite way to say that there was a wide variety of newbies, mid-carrier, and veteran arts pros in attendance. It’s especially enjoyable to

Sometimes A Cigar Is Just A Cigar

Mon, Nov 11, 2013
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Joe Patti posted a thought provoking article at Butts In The Seats on 11/11/13 title Sometimes They Just Want To Go Home which examines the bear trap of over analysis and searching for profound meaning where none exists. Patti’s post comes at a good time and serves as a practical anchor to remind us that

Scanning The Dial Gets A New Co-Author

Thu, Nov 11, 2013
A bit of promotional cross-pollination today in that I’m very pleased to report that Scanning The Dial introduced a new co-author this week: Emily Kurlinski. Emily lives, eats, breathes, and sleeps radio and music in Chattanooga, TN and she joins veteran classical music radio blogger Marty Ronish as the third co-author since the blog was