Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

The Music Of Star Trek Podcast

Fri, Sep 9, 2018
Sometimes you just want to have some fun and geek out with your friends and that’s precisely the motivation for this podcast about the music of Star Trek. It features four of my friends, each from different segments of the classical music field, getting together and geeking out about the music of Star Trek. Ceci

Causation Or Correlation?

Thu, Sep 9, 2018
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Minnesota Orchestra violist and all-around thoughtful professional, Sam Bergman, posted an intriguing thread on Twitter where he wondered aloud about the relationship between orchestras announcing positive/negative financial news and collective bargaining agreement cycles. And just in case you miss it in the tweets, Sam makes it clear he is not referring to his own orchestra.

Time To Unveil Something New

Wed, Sep 9, 2018
While I love working with all my clients, it’s always a bit of additional fun when they are in Chicago, such as the ability to actually experience their events! Case in point, we recently launched the website for DePaul University’s Unveiled music festival. The site soft launched last week and went live yesterday to coincide

The Music Of Trek Podcast Is On Its Way

Tue, Sep 9, 2018
Over the weekend, I had so much fun recording the Music of Star Trek podcast with an amazing group of friends and colleagues. And whenever you get a group of friends together to geek out, it’s bound to be a good time, and this was no exception. Now that everything is recorded, I can officially

Happy Labor Day! Now Get Your Binge On

Mon, Sep 9, 2018
Take a moment to treat yourself today and get to learn about ins and outs of orchestra management from a humorous perspective by binge-reading all 157 episodes of  Who’s Minding The Score?, a satirical cartoon that provides a behind the scenes look orchestra life. It’s the ideal way to spend some of your Labor Day, really, just take