Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

It Was Nice While It Lasted

Wed, Aug 8, 2016
by Drew McManus
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We’ve enjoyed an unusually long stretch of time where there wasn’t a labor dispute brewing but that seems to becoming rapidly to an end and the culprit this time around is the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO). With a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that expires Sunday, 9/4/2016 the group has yet to reach a new deal.
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Let’s Keep A Good Thing Going

Tue, Aug 8, 2016
by Drew McManus
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Last week’s survey designed to learn more about what influenced your decision to change jobs and how satisfied they are with the change has generated a terrific number of replies, just over 400 so far. The response is strong enough, I published a similar version at ArtsHacker but geared toward the broader arts and culture
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Here Are Some Of The Reasons Why Conductors Don’t Win Music Director Jobs: Poll Results

Mon, Aug 8, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 177
Thanks to everyone who took the time to participate in last week’s poll asking readers to weigh-in on whether or not they thought certain types of artistic activity could help or hurt a conductor’s prospects at landing a music director position at a professional US orchestra. There were just under 300 respondents and the results
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Music And Nature

Thu, Aug 8, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 120
American Public Media’s (APM) Performance Today with Fred Child is publishing an episode today that commemorates 100th birthday (today!) of the National Parks system. It’s tough to miss the similarities between the APM and National Park missions even though one focuses on facilitating nature while the other focuses on art and culture. As part of
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Poll: Does [BLANK] Hurt Or Help A Conductor’s Career?

Wed, Aug 8, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 174
Being a conductor is a funny business; prestige and presenting an aura of authority and success are very much part of the overall package for success. If you want to start a conversation fire when you’re with a group of orchestra stakeholders, ask them if they think a conductor with an adjunct or tenure track
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