Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
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 Dadisman Bill Eddins Jason Haaheim Rob Deemer That’s really all there is to it and I …
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. Someone should really do a serious study someday of the surpluses/deficits symphony orchestras announce to the …
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 with online ticket sales. The entire team at DePaul was terrific to work with and they …
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 announce the crew, all of which share a passion for Trek and come from different aspects …
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 a look at some of these characters… [easy-tweet tweet=”I’m spending part of my Labor Day reading …