Drew McManus
Are You Suffering From Trombone Envy?
Mon, Mar 3, 2008
by Drew McManus
Holly Mulcahy posted what I thought was a fascinating article last week at The Partial Observer which examines how even professional orchestra musicians are sometimes unaware of the occupational pitfalls of their musician colleagues. The gist of the article is that a little knowledge goes a long way toward improved understanding and job satisfaction and
A Marathon Negotiation In Phoenix
Fri, Mar 3, 2008
by Drew McManus
How appealing does a 12 month long collective bargaining agreement negotiation sound? Probably not that appealing but that is precisely where the Arizona Opera Company and the Arizona Opera Orchestra Musicians’ Association are. The organization has been operating for the 2007/08 season without a contract and, until recently, was approaching a labor stoppage that threatened
New Features At Adaptistration
Thu, Mar 3, 2008
by Drew McManus
This week has ushered in some design and content enhancements at Adaptistration that are worth taking a moment to mention although judging by email messages, many readers have already noticed. They include comment feeds, social networking shortcut links, an eleven language translation tool, and refined contextual advertising tools…
Google Keeps Rolling Out The Goodies
Wed, Mar 3, 2008
by Drew McManus
In one of their latest efforts to colonize all of cyberspace, or at least whatever Microsoft can’t hide, Google has created an easy-to-use and highly effective customizable search tool. In particular, the new tool allows registered Google users to create a search box capable of: Including one website, multiple websites, or specific webpages Host the
NyPhil Poll Results
Tue, Mar 3, 2008
by Drew McManus
Last Friday’s New York Philharmonic poll generated some interesting data, although not so much in the final results as the change in responses ratios throughout the voting period…
