Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Drew McManus

Post Game Concert Interviews

Tue, Sep 9, 2009
The ubiquitous post game interview; you watch them after baseball/football/etc.ball games all the time and nothing quite beats the edutainment value of watching a good sports reporter take a coach or player to task over a less than satisfactory performance. Likewise, watching those same professionals reviewing the merits behind a win is equally enjoyable and

Lynn Harrell Has Entered The Building

Mon, Aug 8, 2009
Inside The Arts continues to grow and today marks the launch of its latest blog so welcome Lynn Harrell, world renowned cello soloist. Lynn’s new blog, There’s Always Room For Cello, will serve as an outlet for him to share 40 years worth of experiences along with his observations and outlook on the rapidly changing

Hang ‘Em By His Castanets!

Thu, Aug 8, 2009
For those of us who work at the business end of classical music, discussions about non-artistic components of the concert experience come up all the time. If you’re a regular Adaptistration reader, you know that we examine those issues on a regular basis and my opinion is that there are more non-artistic reasons behind most

JURY DUTY!

Thu, Aug 8, 2009
It was bound to happen at some point after moving to Chicago but I’m spending the day in a Cook County Circuit Court today along with my fellow Cook County registered voter citizens for jury duty cattle call. Nonetheless, this might be a worthwhile happenstance as it convinced me to postpone what was originally scheduled

Does Your Orchestra Make The Cut?

Wed, Aug 8, 2009
The 2009 Orchestra Website Reviews are underway but that doesn’t mean it is too late to be included. At the same time, in order to have your orchestra take part in the evaluations, you’ll need to meet a few simple criteria…
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