Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

#TBT Rethinking The Audition Process

Thu, Aug 8, 2022
by Drew McManus
Monday’s quiz about audition fees has generated a large number of responses. I’m leaving it open until we circle back to the topic next week but in the meantime, here’s what readers think (so far) about which scenarios are most common for musicians auditioning for an opening: For more on this topic, here’s an article
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The Cost Of Excessive Workloads

Wed, Aug 8, 2022
by Drew McManus
In March, 2021 the field was starting to emerge from the pandemic to live performing and I launched a poll asking musicians about their concerns over physical, emotional, and psychological risks related to returning to work. At the time, musicians were concerned about both at nearly equal rates. While the exercise was somewhat academic then,
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Apparently, Orchestras Are Among The Most Midwestern Things On The Planet

Tue, Aug 8, 2022
by Drew McManus
I know exactly where your orchestra should build its next venue: between a popular fishing hole and Amish country in a county with high Lutheran population…oh, and in the winter months, those fields needs snowmobiling trails. #BigDataUsedBadly Seriously though, an article by Andrew Van Dam in the 8/8/2022 edition of the Washington Post provides some
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Industry IQ Pop Quiz: Audition Fees

Mon, Aug 8, 2022
by Drew McManus
Time for a pop quiz to help measure your knowledge about the orchestra field. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there’s a reason for today’s quiz, and we’ll examine responses at an upcoming article on this topic.
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If Your Digital Program Is A PDF Of The Print Version, You’re Doing It All Wrong

Thu, Aug 8, 2022
by Drew McManus
H/T to Joe Patti for pointing out an opinion piece by Washington Post music critic, Michael Andor Brodeur, that may perhaps be best described with the headline “Perfectly Normal Change Upsets White Male.” Having said that, he inadvertently touches on one of the very real problems with the way some arts organizations implement digital program
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