Drew McManus
Instruments On Airlines: Fighting Crazy With Crazy
Mon, Dec 12, 2014
by Drew McManus
If you’re a musician with a story about being hassled by airline employees for bringing your instrument on the plane or an arts manager dealing with the endless pain in the neck that is making travel arrangements for instrumentalists, Chattanooga Symphony & Opera concertmaster Holly Mulcahy may have a new trick to help bypass the
Time To Binge Read ‘Who’s Minding The Score?’
Fri, Nov 11, 2014
by Drew McManus
It has been 21 months since Paul Dixon inked the final entry in his weekly cartoon Who’s Minding The Score?, which chronicles the behind the scenes governance of the fictional Ft. Fitzer Philharmonic (FFP). Although it may come across as using absurdist humor to parody the complex issues related to contemporary orchestra governance, anyone with
Happy Thanksgiving
Thu, Nov 11, 2014
by Drew McManus
I hope everyone will have the time today to enjoy a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving with family and friends. If you have a bit of extra time today, swing by Adaptistration Jobs and for all of our non-US readers: get back to work! (but not too hard) 😉
Whoever Said Musicians Are Lazy Never Met This Guy
Wed, Nov 11, 2014
by Drew McManus
Here’s a little something today for anyone looking for some good news. National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) principal trombone, Craig Mulcahy, recently underwent rotator cuff surgery on his left shoulder which will leave him without the use of that arm for anywhere from three to six weeks. Although that’s usually enough to get any good musician
Is Your Group Doing Something For Black Friday?
Tue, Nov 11, 2014
by Drew McManus
The onslaught of Thanksgiving shopping days are at hand: Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. By this time last year, my inbox was flowing with promotional offers from performing arts organizations but this year is a comparative trickle which makes me wonder if the timing has shifted or if arts groups are scaling
