Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
Amidst the summer conference/convention cycle, one of more enjoyable shop-talk conversations that come up is comparing notes on tools used to get stuff done. Consequently, let’s expand the discussion to the extended online crowd and talk about what you use for tools of the trade. Caveats (*) Since part of my business incorporates web development, some of the tools used are due to those efforts. As such, any item marked with …
I’m en route to Jackson Hole, WY today for my annual working vacation at the Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF). A truly lovely destination, the Grand Teton National Park is an ideal backdrop for one of the best summer music festivals in the country. My time here is shorter than usual, only getting one week this time around, but just because I’m away, that doesn’t mean blog posts will take a hiatus. Posts …
2013 seems to be the year of delay and this time around, it’s the 2013 Orchestra Compensation reports, which usually come out in June but this time around, it won’t be until later this month. But arrive it shall and this year’s installment is of particular interest as it covers the 2010/11 season, which ushered in the initial round of major labor disputes and related work stoppages. But in order to …
Normally, something like today’s topic wouldn’t even merit attention but this particular transgression is so extreme, it would be irresponsible to let it slide by under the radar (and thanks to Frank Almond over at non divisi for bringing this to everyone’s attention). Specifically, it is a post in the Village Voice blogs by Tom Cowell, published on 7/3/2013, and labeled as “Passive-Aggressive Satire.” With the odious title The Ten Most …
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone if one year from now, the cultural blogging community and the field at large begin asking “how did everyone let things get so bad in Minnesota?” In fact, the overarching discussion is already underway; case in point, the 7/3/2013 edition of MPR News broadcast a segment by Euan Kerr and Chris Roberts that examines just how gloomy things are look. You can find …