In The CD Player This Weekend
Sat, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
Well I’m off for the weekend again and during my three hour drive “there and back again” I’ll end up listening to a great deal of music. This weekend I’m loading the jeep’s CD player with: Michael Daugherty’s Metropolis Symphony The soundtrack from “Oh Brother, Where art Thou” A Smashmouth mix CD A mix CD
A New Model At The SPCO
Fri, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Bruce Coppock and Herb Winslow of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) about their new model of governance and artistic leadership. Bruce is the SPCO President & Managing Director and Herb is the Principal Horn & Chairman of the musicians’ representatives on the contract renewal committee. We
The Money Drug
Thu, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
“orchestra musicians’ internal motivation is higher than any of the other groups studied, but their level of general job satisfaction is quite low below that of federal prison guards, in fact, and far below that of members of professional string quartets.” – From a 1994 study by Jutta Allmendinger, Richard Hackman, and Erin V. Lehman.
A Vote Of Confidence At Chicago
Wed, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
Just a blurb today, I saw the article in today’s Chicago Sun-Times about the musicians of the Chicago Symphony initiating a vote of confidence on a resolution voicing support for Music Director Daniel Barenboim. I’m thrilled to see the players taking matters into their own hands. It shows what a majority of them feel is
Overpaid Executive Martyrs
Tue, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
I read the article in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer by Peter Dobrin about how the Philadelphia Orchestra’s executive board approved a $10,000-per-year raise for its president, Joseph H. Kluger. The article went on to state that the pay raise came at a time when the orchestra’s leadership: ” cut compensation for its music director, asked employees
A Fascinating Article About a Fascinating Blog
Mon, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
Arts Journal recently linked to an article in the Washington Post written by Philip Kennicott. The article focuses on Sam Bergman’s Road Trip blog here on Arts Journal that chronicles the recent Minnesota Orchestra’s tour of Europe. If you haven’t read either the Washington Post article or the blog, you should. In Philip’s article, he
The Musicians Of Tomorrow A Follow Up
Fri, Feb 2, 2004
by Drew McManus
In January, I wrote a piece about how we can make better musicians for tomorrow by instituting a music business component into the standard music conservatory curriculum. Since that time I contacted the top music conservatories in the US to see if they already had a music business component as part of their required curriculum.
The Dismantling Of Middle League Orchestras
Thu, Feb 2, 2004
by Drew McManus
We all hear a great deal of opinion about the current “crisis” in classical music and this blog has been no exception. But I do get a fair amount of feedback from readers that think I’m overstating the issue. I hear a great deal about how this industry has always had its ups and downs
HoloAbbado In 3D
Tue, Feb 2, 2004
by Drew McManus
Here at Arts Journal, they featured a story in the Miami Herald about a proposal from MIT students and The Cisneros Group that proposed the following high tech feature be incorporated into the new Miami Performing Arts Center: “a three-dimensional hologram of Claudio Abbado, the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, transmitted in real time, via
Barenboim: Leading By Example
Mon, Feb 2, 2004
by Drew McManus
Arts Journal featured two headlines on 2/20/04 (Sun-Times & the Tribune) about the announced departure of Daniel Barenboim as Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director.
