Time For The Second Course: Post-COVID Curtain Speeches
Thu, Jul 7, 2020
by Drew McManus
Tuesday’s post turned into an expanded conversation on my Facebook wall and while some of the discussion tilted toward the overall “like/dislike” perspective of curtain speeches, the rest of the discussion focused on how those speeches should unfold during post-COVID events. A number of orchestra execs weighed in on the conversation as did my blogging
Turn Portrait Images Into Landscape
Wed, Jul 7, 2020
by Drew McManus
Over the weekend, I posted the following rant about portfolio aspect ratio images on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theorchestrainsider/posts/10158048811978800 Given that it’s always a good thing to balance a rant with something productive on the same topic, I decided to create a free Photoshop template that provides one method for converting a portrait image to landscape. There’s an
Food For Thought: Post-COVID Curtain Speeches
Tue, Jul 7, 2020
by Drew McManus
I want to toss out a short academic exercise in the form of thinking about how the ubiquitous curtain speech will fit into post-COVID concerts. Even before the shutdowns, curtain speeches were pushing the envelope of ticket buyer patience and starting to have a negative impact on the overall concert experience. At the same time,
State Of Employment Poll & Review July 13 – July 19
Mon, Jul 7, 2020
by Drew McManus
Results remained steady this week and while there were no major changes in employment status, that doesn’t change the fact that according to respondents, it’s clear that orchestra staffers and musicians continue to move toward higher ratios of under-employed and unemployed statuses. Weekly Report Administrators continued to experience continued movement in existing directions. There was
Retrenchment