2013 – Page 29 – Adaptistration

Heading To St. Louis

Thursday, June 13th, 2013 by Drew McManus

I’m off to the 29th Annual Conductors Guild Conference, I’ll be there from Saturday, 6/15/13 through Monday, 6/17/2013 serving as a mentor for one-on-one sessions with conference attendees. I’ll be available to discuss the finer points of career development, starting and managing your own ensemble, networking, and more. If you’re attending the conference, you can sign up for mentoring during registration and info on last minute registrations is available through the …

Some Initial Thoughts On Nashville

Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 by Drew McManus

I’ve been deliberately holding off writing anything about the real-time game of chicken going on between the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and Bank of America over the latter’s decision to foreclose on the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in order to see if the situation resolved itself. But since that didn’t happen over the weekend, it is high time to weigh in with some thoughts. I had the pleasure of speaking with Tennessean …

Krystian Zimerman Will Have Bigger Things To Worry About

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 by Drew McManus

Last week’s post about the uproar surrounding pianist Krystian Zimerman’s decision to cut a recital short because he spotted a patron allegedly recording the performance with a Smartphone generated some terrific feedback from readers. In particular, readers focused on issues surrounding copyright infringement and patron interaction. First up, was a comment from reader Rochelle Skolnick who observed that the coverage surrounding the topic was missing copyright related points. I admit that …

Charges Of Financial Irregularities At Symphony Of The Americas

Friday, June 29th, 2018Monday, June 10th, 2013 by Drew McManus

When joining the board of a nonprofit performing arts organization, most folks don’t assume the job will include a political battle fought in the public arena for doing nothing more than acting as a steward of public trust. But according to a report in the 6/4/2013 edition of WPLG’s Local10.com by Bob Norman, that appears to be the case at the Symphony of the Americas (SoA) where members of the organization’s …

Join The Sacred Cow Barbecue (unless you live in NYC)

Wednesday, February 28th, 2018Friday, June 7th, 2013 by Drew McManus

There’s a terrific article by Brian Wise in the 6/6/2013 edition of WQXR.com that examines the issue of using cameras and recording devices in the concert hall. The issue is hot right now following a temper tantrum from pianist Krystian Zimerman who cut a recital short because he spotted a patron allegedly recording the performance with a Smartphone. What makes Zimerman’s situation stand out is he apparently went on to lecture …