Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

“Crudely Worded Criticism” Brings Court Case To A Close (for now)

Thu, Feb 2, 2016
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It has been just over eight months since we last examined the court battle between the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) and their former principal oboist, Pierre Roy. After losing an arbitration over his dismissal, Roy sought to overturn the decision in federal court but according to an article by Dan Herbeck in the 2/16/2016 edition of the The Buffalo News, the judge refused to overturn the decision.

This Is How I Get Things Done

Wed, Feb 2, 2016
How I Get Things Done
Lifehacker.com has a long running feature titled “How I Work” and it routinely produces some fascinating content focusing mostly on creatives and tech professionals. That’s great, but wouldn’t it be nice to have something along the same lines but about arts managers? Well today’s your lucky day! Over at ArtsHacker.com, we kicked off the first of

So Far, It’s Still All About Millennials

Tue, Feb 2, 2016
Millennials
Early results from this year’s reader segmentation survey indicate that Millennial readers continue to comprise the majority of overall Adaptistration readers. Based on the nearly 150 replies at the time this article was written, Millennial readers comprise a slightly higher percentage of overall readers compared to last year’s survey. Having said that, there are some

Avoiding Lawyer-Director Bear Traps

Mon, Feb 2, 2016
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There’s a superb post today at ArtsHacker, written by Joe Patti that examines problems that regularly fly under the radar related to board members who are also attorneys. The lawyer may be faced with serving dual conflicting roles, one as a lawyer providing legal advice and the other as a director with a duty to

What Do You Call A Conservatory Grad Who Couldn’t Win An Orchestra Job?

Fri, Feb 2, 2016
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Q: What do you call a conservatory grad who couldn’t win an orchestra job? A: An Orchestra Manager. Granted, that’s a really old joke but it seems timely given a recent topic bouncing around related to the notion of degrees and career paths. It started off with a post from Alex Tabarrok on 2/4/2016 at
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