2018 – Page 44 – Adaptistration

How Recent Changes To The US Tax Code Introduce Risk To Orchestra Labor Relations

Monday, February 12th, 2018Monday, February 12th, 2018 by Drew McManus

An article by Daniel Braden in the 2/11/18 edition of the Morning Call examines how recent changes in the US tax code will have a decidedly negative impact on orchestra musicians classified as employees (as opposed to self employed contractors). The author is a former tax consultant specializing in serving musicians and according to his analysis of the new laws, employee classified musicians are going to lose the ability to deduct …

Mea Culpa Friday

Friday, February 9th, 2018 by Drew McManus

I know yesterday’s post teased up something special for today, but it turns out life had other plans and when faced with rushing to get out what I consider an important post, I decided to wait until Monday. I would like to acknowledge this by offering the following three-part apology: I acknowledge that even though I teased up a special post for today, it didn’t happen. It’s no fun to expect …

#TBT Past Performance Is No Guarantee Of Future Results

Thursday, February 8th, 2018 by Drew McManus

Today’s #TBT is really a prelude to tomorrow’s post about one of the dynamic ways recent changes to the tax code will impact the field of nonprofit orchestras. In order to get the most out of that post, it will help to have a broader understanding of how orchestras, as employers, offload what are normally costs of doing business onto employees. In its own ironic way, the field has been a …

Lab Coats And Mallets

Wednesday, February 7th, 2018Wednesday, February 7th, 2018 by Drew McManus

Last month we examined a music listening blog from violinist Timothy Judd and I want to take a moment today and point out another relatively new culture blog written by Jason Haaheim, Principal Timpanist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra…oh, he’s also a scientist with nearly a dozen patents and more than twice that number in scientific publications. Since his inaugural post examining what it’s like to move from the world of scientific …

Embrace The Don’ts

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 by Drew McManus

If you keep an eye on listings at ArtsAdminJobs.com, you’ve probably noticed the uptick in listings over the past few weeks. With each new wave, I’ve always found it fascinating to see what sort of language job descriptions (JD) include. As it turns out, Joe Patti had a post on that very topic at Butts In The Seats from 1/31/2018 that examines a JD from the Armed Services Arts Partnership. Nothing Ambiguous …