There Has Never Been A Better Time For The Business
Tue, Feb 2, 2005
by Drew McManus
Over the past several years there’s been no shortage of newspaper articles and online discussions about the problems in classical music. One of the more recent entries was from blogger, Greg Sandow. In the article he talks about 15 separate he points to as basis for a crisis in classical music and out of those,
Breaking News From St. Louis About Unemployment
Tue, Feb 2, 2005
by Drew McManus
Recently, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations issued an initial ruling on the issue of whether or not the negotiation impasse between the musicians and management of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra resulted in a strike or a lock out. According to Tammy Cavender, spokesperson for the Missouri Department of Labor & Industrial
Entrepreneurialism Is Alive And Well
Mon, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
It’s hard enough to get a job as a classical musician these days and the odds at building a successful career as a soloist are even tighter. Now imagine that you want to build a career as a full time tuba soloist, sounds impossible doesn’t it? Fortunately, there’s one musician who decided to combine his
More Canceled Auditions In St. Louis
Thu, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Back at the beginning of the January the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra management made the 11th hour decision to cancel the semi final and final rounds of the scheduled French Horn and Double Bass auditions which ignited a firestorm of media attention and a War of words regarding whether or not he musicians of the
Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 4
Wed, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
The final installment in the series of articles examining the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Internal Review Report will continue where Part 3 finished. After examining issues of valuation and authenticity what’s left are some of the most critical issues related to any musical instrument, how they sound and what the musicians think of them. Issue
Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 3
Tue, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Part 3 in the series of articles examining the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Internal Review Report will continue where Part 2 finished, whether or not all of the instruments in the Axelrod collection are authentic. As was examined in Part 2, there were numerous contradictions between the Trustee’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations regarding the value
Too Much Snow And Cold
Mon, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Due to the heavy snow in the Northeast it was quite a chore shoveling all the snow from the driveway – Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 3 will be delayed until tomorrow. If you missed Part 1 or Part 2, now’s a good time to catch up. In the meantime, there’s
Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 2
Fri, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
To continue where Part 1 left off, this article will examine more of the NJSO Internal Review Report to help determine why the NJSO decided to buy the Axelrod string instrument collection. A Review The Short Version The Trustees responsible for the report, Bill Baroni, Alan Danzis, John Forrest, labored to produce a document that
Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 1
Thu, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Since publishing the last article about the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra instrument purchase a number of readers sent in some additional points of view, once came from a professional orchestra violinist (not in New Jersey). They said that historically, the media may be a contributing reason for the decision to buy the instruments, “There is
More On The Political Value Of Health Insurance
Tue, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Yesterday’s article examined the decision by the St. Louis Symphony management to cancel the musician’s health insurance because of the current contract negotiation impasse. Historically, the situation during the 1996 strike by the San Francisco Symphony musicians demonstrated that this approach to force an end to a work stoppage has never been very successful. By
