A Question Of Lodging
Mon, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
I was planning to post a link back to a “Best Of” segment today as I’m still en route to Chicago but a hotel stay that went from mediocre to lousy has inspired me to put up something new…
The Updated Website Review Report Is Now Available
Thu, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
The latest in the series of Adaptistration publications is now available; The Adaptistration Orchestra Website Review: 2004 through 2006 Report…
Lighten The Mood
Wed, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
After reading the article in this morning’s Arts Journal music news about the former executive director of the Lafayette (IN) Symphony Orchestra that was arrested for alleged sexual misconduct charges involving a minor, I decided to put what I originally had planned for today on hold and post something of a lighter nature…
Applause & Pretentiousness Survey: Detailed Results
Tue, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
Although the survey is still open, I created a cutoff point at 3:30p.m. CT in order to tabulate the responses…
Applause & Pretentiousness Survey: Early Results
Mon, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
I originally planned on posting some detailed results from last week’s Applause & Pretentiousness Survey but at more than a steady stream of 150 responses, it isn’t showing any sign of slowing down, so I’m going to let it run at least another day. However, there’s been a great deal of worthwhile discussion going on
Weekly Email Summary SNAFU
Sat, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
My apologies to the subscribes to the weekly email summary subscribers but a technical glitch prevented it from going out this week. All things being equal, it will return next week. Thank you for your patience and understanding and in the meantime, if you haven’t signed up to receive the weekly email summary, you can
To Clap Or Not To Clap – By Leonard Slatkin
Fri, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
I don’t feature guest writers at Adaptistration very much; in fact, I don’t think I’ve ever had one before now. Nevertheless, during some recent time in Nashville, I crossed paths with Leonard Slatkin, the Music Director for the National Symphony and recently appointed Music Advisor for the Nashville Symphony. Eventually, the conversation made its way
Survey – Applause & Pretentiousness
Thu, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
Since Monday, the numbers of personal emails I’ve received along with public comments on this issue have prompted me to put together a little survey about applauding between movements and whether or not orchestra concerts are pretentious…
We Still Need To See A Psychologist
Wed, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
I had a fascinating lunch time conversation yesterday with a manager in my area and we were talking about the usefulness of approaching marketing from the view of a behavioral psychologist. The conversation brought my memory to an article I wrote back in February, 2004 entitled We All Need To Go See A Psychologist…
An End To Pretentiousness
Tue, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
The Partial Observer published an article of mine yesterday which examines just how entrenched some exclusionary behaviors are in this business. That’s not to say these behaviors are initiated out of malice, but they exist as hurdles when reaching out to a community nevertheless. Take a moment to read the article and weigh in with
