Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
Pop Quiz! Transactional Email is which of the following: Purpose driven messages sent to a single recipient following an online action. The B-Side* to Conjunction Junction. One-to-one emails that contain information that confirms and/or completes a process. All of the above. If you said “all of the above” then you’re on the right track (although my sources on the Conjunction Junction thing are a little sketchy) and for all the time …
Douglas Rosenthal published an article on 8/1/2016 that tackles the difficult topic of sexual harassment inside the orchestra field. Although the topic is always bound to make some uncomfortable, it is difficult to deny that our field has a track record of making things worse than it needs. This is due to a lack of adopting practices designed to make sure all employees understand the institution’s key HR policies and procedures …
It is heartening to see the US Armed Forces actively push back against the proposed amendment from Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ), and co-sponsors Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) and Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), to gut military music programs by cutting their funding. In addition to a host of public statements from military and civilian leaders inside every branch of service and the Department of Defense, the United States Air Force (USAF) went …
The 5/18/2016 edition of Fortune.com published an article by David Meyer that highlights a new piece of wearable technology designed to provide deaf people with a way to experience a live orchestra concert. The Sound Shirt, designed by Cute Circuit for Junge Symphoniker Hamburg, is exactly what it sounds like; a shirt that converts sound into vibrations via actuators integrated into the garment. The transmission happens in real time so there’s …
Traditionally, one of the most common methods to help determine a political candidate’s views on arts and culture is to examine his/her proposed Arts and Culture policy along with the individuals appointed as official advisors. But there’s another obvious benchmark that often gets overlooked: how candidates treat artists and their work when campaigning. Simply put, if a candidate values artists and the work they create, they should have no trouble leading …