Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Some Additional Thoughts About New Jersey

Tue, Mar 3, 2007
Following yesterday’s discussion on WNYC about the New Jersey Symphony’s decision to sell their collection of rare string instruments, one thought comes to mind…

Appearing On WNYC Today

Mon, Mar 3, 2007
I’ll be appearing today on WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer at approximately 2:45p.m. ET today to talk about the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s recent decision to sell their collection of rare string instruments…

A Tale Of Two Ticket Prices

Thu, Mar 3, 2007
Recently, two orchestras located on opposite coasts have shared some PR spotlight for the same reason: ticket prices… On the East Coast, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has been drawing attention to a new subscription ticket program that offers discounted tickets thanks to a $1 million grant from the PNC Foundation. On the West Coast, the

Delfs In Honolulu

Wed, Mar 3, 2007
Yesterday’s article announcing that conductor Andreas Delfs will be assuming the position of principal conductor at the Honolulu Symphony serves as another example for a growing trend…

Honolulu Symphony Announces New Conductor

Tue, Mar 3, 2007
The Honolulu Symphony has announced that Andreas Delfs has been appointed as their new principal conductor…

Only Nixon Could Go To China

Mon, Mar 3, 2007
The Partial Observer published an article of mine today which examines some of the dynamic components to the Metropolitan Opera’s highly successful telecast program. For example, did any opera company besides the Met have enough clout to succeed at creating sufficient demand for telecasts? It makes me wonder if we’ll be sitting around thirty years

News You May Have Missed

Fri, Mar 3, 2007
The past several days have been filled with news that has either missed making its way into mainstream media or received an unusually small amount of coverage…

Executive Profiles Part 2

Thu, Mar 3, 2007
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Today’s installment will begin by examining the final executive profile: Builders… Builders Among all of the executive profiles, Builders maintain the most intensity, drive, and vision. At the same time, they also share the greatest number of specific administrative characteristics with the other two profiles. The result is that many Builders will make good use

Executive Profiles Part 1

Wed, Feb 2, 2007
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The majority of executive administrators today tend to conform to one of three basic profiles: Managers, Leaders, or Builders. Naturally, individuals rarely conform to any one profile and some evolve from one profile to another throughout the length of their career…. Bear in mind, these profiles are based on observational knowledge supported by numerous events,

The Last Best Place

Tue, Feb 2, 2007
I’m off to the Big Sky Country this morning for a business trip (a project I hope to be able to write about in a few months)…
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