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Drew McManus

Let’s Talk About The Unionized Environment Within The Orchestra Field

Thu, Oct 10, 2015
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On 10/3/15, I had the pleasure to return as a guest on Doing What Works with Maureen Anderson, a weekly radio talk show that originates from WZFG AM 1100 and runs on Sundays from 10 to midnight Central on the Radio America network, to talk about the unique unionized environment within the orchestra field. If

At Fourth And Long, Philadelphia Punts

Wed, Oct 10, 2015
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The latest group from our list of mid to large budget orchestras with expired agreements that managed to ratify a new contract without resorting to a work stoppage is The Philadelphia Orchestra. Having said that, this is the second group from that list to opt for a one-year agreement that serves more as a holding

A Fascinating, Yet Misguided, Perspective On The Hartford Dispute

Tue, Oct 10, 2015
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Although there hasn’t been very much along the lines of news to report via the ongoing Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) labor dispute, there is one item worth exploring that might shed some insight into why the situation won’t likely improve regardless the outcome. Although we don’t usually examine op-ed posts, there is one from the

Less Than One Month To Prepare for #NAMPC 2015

Mon, Oct 10, 2015
NAMPC 2015 1to1 coaching
There’s less than one month to get ready for the 2015 NAMP Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah and if you haven’t registered and made your travel and lodging arrangements, you are going to want to get that monkey off your back sooner than later. As mentioned back in May, I’ll be leading a session on Sunday, November 8,

Don’t Wait, Start Thinking About The End Of The Season Now

Fri, Oct 10, 2015
ArtsHacker.com
Sure, even though the 2015/16 season is barely out of the gate you should begin thinking about the end of the season, in particular, putting together a Year-in-Review microsite to help document what your organization will achieve along with serving as an enormously valuable development resource tool. In order to help you get on the
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