Whether you’re home all day enjoying the holiday with family and friends or your orchestra is putting on a performance today, try to take a few moments to remember the reason for the holiday. Furthermore, take a moment to remember that the single largest employer of full-time professional musicians is the United States Armed Forces…
The United States Air Force Band 
The United States Army Band 
“The Presidents Own” United States Marine Band 
The United States Navy Band 
The United States Coast Guard Band 
About Drew McManus "I hear that every time you show up to work with an orchestra, people get fired."  Those were the first words out of an executive's mouth after her board chair introduced us. That executive is now a dear colleague and friend but the day that consulting contract began with her orchestra, she was convinced I was a hatchet-man brought in by the board to clean house.consulting  and technology provider  work for arts organizations involves due diligence, separating fact from fiction, interpreting spin, as well as performance review and oversight. So yes, sometimes that work results in one or two individuals "aggressively embracing career change" but far more often than not, it reinforces and clarifies exactly what works and why.blog  about the orchestra business, provide a platform  for arts insiders to speak their mind, keep track  of what people in this business get paid, help write a satirical cartoon  about orchestra life, hack  the arts, and love a good coffee drink.
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