Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

End Your Week With A Little Acknowledgement And Gratitude

Fri, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
H/T to Joe Patti for bringing the #MyBreakthrough campaign to my attention. Nutshell: it’s an effort by UK based Arts Emergency to help realize how important it is to encourage and provide opportunities for emerging talent. By encouraging people to tag & tweet about the person(s) who “gave you some key advice or encouragement early
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#TBT Zombie Program Activity

Thu, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
Back in 2014, I published a post about a trio of counterproductive practices that contribute to zombie program activity. You know, all those things you do for reasons no one really remembers but the organization does them anyway. As the field emerges from pandemic crisis mode, it’s an ideal time to re-evaluate what you’re doing,
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We’ve Settled Into A Good Groove With Vax Policies

Wed, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
While new contributions continue to come in, the Performing Arts Org Vax Policy Database has leveled off to 231 entries. More than three-quarters of those include links to their respective online policy pages. This is decidedly one of those projects I’m glad to have allocated the time and resources to create. Having said that, it wouldn’t
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The Latest Star Trek Soundtrack Is Quite Possibly One Of The Best

Tue, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
It’s taken more than a year since the series launched but Chris Westlake’s soundtrack for Star Trek: Lower Decks is finally available. And while the powers that be at Paramount decided to make everyone wait, at least they fit music from both of the current seasons into a single album. The album went straight to
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Colorado Springs Finally Has A Deal

Mon, Oct 10, 2021
by Drew McManus
All it took was more than a year and some of the pandemic-era labor dispute PR for the Colorado Springs Philharmonic’s executive leadership to end up pretty much right where could have landed a few short months into their dispute. If you aren’t already familiar with the details, things became ugly following the employer’s decision to cancel
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