Drew McManus
Another Layer Of Legalese From Louisville
Mon, Jul 7, 2011
by Drew McManus
It seems that the Louisville Orchestra (LO) labor dispute has moved to a new level following a letter signed by LO Chief Executive Officer Robert Birman and addressed to each of the orchestra’s musicians (Hat Tip to Jon Silpayamanant). In a nutshell, the letter explains that unless the recipient returns a signed statement that they
If It Were Only That Easy
Fri, Jul 7, 2011
by Drew McManus
There’s a post by Seth Godin from 6/16/2011 (HT Bruce Hembd from Horn Matters) where he discusses the perils of negotiation brinkmanship amidst the current period of intense financial distress. Not only is it short and sweet but it sums up much of the root problems from some of the headline dominating labor relations disasters
A Fresh Look And Ponder Worthy Philly Thoughts
Thu, Jul 7, 2011
by Drew McManus
InsideTheArts.com has a brand new look; there’s a slick new homepage slider for featured articles, each of the authors has the two most recent articles listed on the homepage and (wait for it) all of the terrific What’s Bothering Jeff? videos are back up. In fact, even though they are hosted on YouTube, iPad and
A Legacy Of Mistrust In Detroit
Wed, Jul 7, 2011
by Drew McManus
The 7/5/2011 edition of the Detroit News published an article by Lawrence B. Johnson that examines the ongoing impact fallout from this season’s prolonged strike at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO). In particular, Johnson focuses on the growing list of musicians who have decided to take jobs in other orchestras, retire, or simply up and
Growing Pains
Tue, Jul 7, 2011
by Drew McManus
Regardless how much we hate it, pain is our friend. It keeps us on our toes and at times, it’s the only benchmark we have to know we’re doing something the right way. Case in point, since the onset of the 2010/11 season, Adaptistration’s readership has grown by leaps and bounds. As a result, traffic
