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Time To Man Up

Fri, Feb 2, 2014
by Drew McManus
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We’re going to continue taking a cue from public radio with another variation on their more successful pledge drive themes, as defined by June Thomas’ excellent 2009 article in Slate Magazine on the topic of public radio pledge drives, to help promote the Orchestra 990 Database Project’s Kickstarter campaign. Today’s Appeal Is About Gallantry: Time To Man Up
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Giving Program Pick For February, 2014: The Rest Is Noise

Thu, Feb 2, 2014
by Drew McManus
This month’s Giving Program pick is the always popular blog from the ever-sharp king of classical music culture, Alex Ross. His blog, The Rest Is Noise, is arguably the most popular culture blog around and it doesn’t take much to realize why. Granted, you might find his publishing platform a bit too austere for its
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Compared To US Peers, Canadian Orchestras Have Better Substitute Pay Rate Parity

Wed, Feb 2, 2014
by Drew McManus
Canadian vs US parity
Following up on yesterday’s article about substitute musician pay rate disparity among US orchestras, I thought it would be interesting to see if there were any differences in how Canadian orchestras approach the issue; and based on the data, it appears there’s quite a bit of difference. Just over two thirds of Canadian symphonic orchestras
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The Data Behind Substitute Pay Rates

Tue, Feb 2, 2014
by Drew McManus
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Throughout the series of posts about the substitute musician pay disparity at the Minnesota Orchestra Association there were a number of reader comments asserting anecdotal evidence over how common the practice was among professional orchestras. Since then, I’ve taken the time to evaluate the data and have uncovered some fascinating information. Before diving into the
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Another 10 Year Anniversary & Muñoz Gets Phoenix

Mon, Feb 2, 2014
by Drew McManus
I want to take a moment to highlight the 10 year anniversary for Joe Patti’s excellent culture blog, Butts In The Seats; Musings on Practical Solutions For Arts Management. I was enormously pleased when Joe decided to include his blog among the Inside The Arts ranks and with nearly 1,500 posts it is one of
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