Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

If Supertitles Still Bug You, Then This May Not Be Your Thing

Mon, Jun 6, 2014
by Drew McManus
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The 6/27/2014 edition of The Verge published an article by Adi Robertson that examines the author’s experience using Google Glass to process translations. Long story short, the device did an excellent job at taking what has become a technologically rooted staple of the concert experience to its next logical evolutionary step. At a showing last
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Alex Ross Couldn’t Be More Right (again)

Fri, Jun 6, 2014
by Drew McManus
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The 6/25/2014 edition of The New Yorker published an article by Alex Ross which examines the Metropolitan Opera’s (Met) ongoing “Klinghoffer” saga. Ross adds yet one more prominent voice of reason to the growing chorus of negative feedback surrounding the Met’s series of executive decisions that produced their decision to cancel the opera’s broadcasts. At
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Use The Summer To Beef Up Your Metrics Skills

Thu, Jun 6, 2014
by Drew McManus
I’ve often wondered how much the field would benefit if certain sectors required certification levels related to specific skill sets; for instance, one of the most basic skills for marketing professionals should be a certain level of comfort and expertise with Google Analytics (GA). To that end, the summer is an ideal time to get
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Have you Been Trying To Reach Me?

Wed, Jun 6, 2014
by Drew McManus
Just a quick housekeeping post today to say that if you have been awaiting an email reply from me via an ongoing or new email message sent anytime over the past two weeks, I would appreciate it if you wouldn’t mind sending me a reminder message. Unfortunately, the hard drive where I stored my email
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Are You Ready To Get Pissed Off?

Tue, Jun 6, 2014
by Drew McManus
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On June 20, 2014, Michele Bachmann declared that John Adams’ opera, The Death of Klinghoffer, is “a sympathetic portrayal of terrorism against the Jewish people” (h/t @SoundNotion). Bachmann attempts to portray the Met, and by extension all arts and culture organizations in America, as a champion of anti-Semitism but it is clear that she’s doing
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