Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

I’m Not Sure HR Mulligans Count

Fri, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
The 4/6/2022 edition of SFCV.org published an article by Tom Jacobs that examines some of the aftermath of Long Beach Opera (LBO) and the mass resignation of Alexander Gedeon (minister of culture), Derrell Acon (associate artistic director), and Elijah Cineas (education manager). That resignation was due to those individuals feeling the LBO “a culture of
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The Cost Of Doing Business Online Is Going Up And It Has Nothing To Do With Inflation

Thu, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
While it may not seem like a big price increase, .com domain registrations and renewals are going to go up 6.9 percent. That’s likely just the beginning thanks to the sweetheart deal the company that owns a monopoly on .com registrations, Verisign, received from the Trump administration in the form of a no-bid deal that
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Sick Day

Mon, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
It’s not COVID but it is an intense flu that has me down for a bit so I’m taking a day or two off.
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So Much Baltimore

Fri, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
Of all the organizations that appear at Adaptistration, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has the fourth highest number of articles (others being Detroit, Minnesota, and Philadelphia respectively). More often than not, they appear thanks to some sort of questionable governance practice, labor strife, or musician behavior. Here are the most popular articles as determined from when
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Well This Was Unexpected (Again)

Thu, Apr 4, 2022
by Drew McManus
In July 2021, we took a quick look at the sudden and unexpected departure of then San Francisco Symphony CEO Mark C. Hanson. At the time, I indicated this type of abrupt departure raises eyebrows. Fast forward several months and Hanson turns up as the new CEO at…wait for it…Baltimore. According to the orchestra’s press
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