Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Oh, The Fees…The Fees

Wed, Mar 3, 2006
Blogger and San Francisco Classical Voice published a piece written by their critic, Lisa Hirsch, on 2/21/06 entitled The (High) Price of Music which examines the issues behind why already expensive classical music event tickets are even more expensive after you add the fees…

More Fun With Quizzes

Tue, Mar 3, 2006
The Partial Observer published an article of mine yesterday which examines some of the many fun classical music related quizzes and tests available free on the internet. They range in difficulty from novice through (very) advanced so there’s plenty out there for just about everyone. I think you’ll be surprised at the depth and degree

New Details About The Louisville Negotiations

Mon, Mar 3, 2006
The Louisville Orchestra musicians issued a press release outlining their current offer to LO management and detailing their vote which turned down management’s proposal to reduce the number of full time musicians from 71 down to 54 Following is the press release in its entirety…

Examining The Events In Louisville Part 4

Fri, Mar 3, 2006
Continuing from Part 4, this final article will focus on some of the specific issues surrounding the contentious collective bargaining agreement negotiations at the Louisville Orchestra and why solutions to their problems are closer than they may realize.

Examining The Events In Louisville Part 3

Thu, Mar 3, 2006
Continuing from Part 2, this installment will resume examining the events which contributed to the Louisville Orchestra’s contentious Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations.

Examining The Events In Louisville Part 2

Wed, Mar 3, 2006
Continuing from Part 1, this installment will examine recent events at the Louisville Orchestra surrounding their troubled Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations.

Sick Day

Tue, Feb 2, 2006
My sincere apologies to everyone stopping by today expecting to see the details about Louisville Orchestra promised at the end of yesterday’s article. Unfortunately, my cold decided to go from bad to worse and I spent most of yesterday in bed. I am feeling better today so all things being equal, I should be able

Examining The Events In Louisville

Mon, Feb 2, 2006
Just when you thought the drama involved with orchestra negotiations might be on sabbatical, a series of ugly events surrounding the Louisville Orchestra negotiations surfaced a month ago threatening to make the spats from last season look like play dates…

Something New At Adaptistration

Thu, Feb 2, 2006
You may have noticed that Adaptistration has a new advertiser, the Brevard Conference on Music Entrepreneurship. The three day conference sounds like a unique endeavor as it promises to “explore exciting career tracks beyond the traditional job pathways.” The website is well done and has all the information you need to determine if the conference

Getting In On The Ground Floor Of Metro-Scale Wireless

Wed, Feb 2, 2006
How about this concept: iPod’s are already obsolete (as well as the host of other portable flash-memory based music players). If orchestras can be forward-thinking enough, they might be able to get in on the ground floor of how the next generation of Americans will consume digital music…
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