Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Live Concert Recordings: An Old Topic Is New Again

Tue, Nov 11, 2019
by Drew McManus
For whatever reason, recordings and all the union driven guidelines around them, seem to be a hot topic. Everything from cell phone driven UGC (user generated content) to archival recordings keep popping up. In one instance, I had a composer colleague ask about why it is so difficult to obtain copies of archival recordings of
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You Didn’t Think This Curtis Thing Was Going To Blow Over, Did You?

Mon, Nov 11, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 182
In the latest chapter of what comes across as a book on how not to go about crisis management, the Curtis Institute continues to dig up in response to allegations of sexual abuse and impropriety. At the end of July, 2019, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an investigative article by Tricia L. Nadolny and Peter Dobrin that reports
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Must-Read Friday

Fri, Nov 11, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 133
When faced with all the challenges that are genuinely out of our control, it never ceases to surprise me when nonprofit performing arts organizations overlook the things they have control over. Earlier this week, Joe Patti published an article that examines one of the most commonly overlooked issues: creating an environment that fosters a sense
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