Drew McManus
Negotiation Update: San Antonio
Tue, Jul 7, 2007
by Drew McManus
Although the musicians from the San Antonio Symphony are off for the summer, their elected Negotiation Committee representatives are still at work…
A Rose By Any Other Name…
Mon, Jul 7, 2007
by Drew McManus
A recent article in MusicalAmerica.com by Susan Elliott reports that the American Symphony Orchestra League has had enough with being the butt end of jokes about their organization’s acronym, ASOL*…
2007 Compensation Report: ICSOM Concertmasters
Fri, Jun 6, 2007
by Drew McManus
The final installment of the 2007 Adaptistration Compensation Reports will examine the compensation levels for International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) concertmasters… Who Is This Concertmaster Person? For those not already familiar with what the concertmaster position is in any given orchestra, this is the title reserved for the principal seat among the
2007 Compensation Report: ICSOM Music Directors
Thu, Jun 6, 2007
by Drew McManus
Following a season where the average International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) music director saw a slight dip in average income, 2004-2005 increases more than made up for those small losses… Where The Numbers Come From All data presented in these reports coincide with the corresponding documentation from the 2004-2005 season. In order
2007 Compensation Report: ROPA Music Directors
Wed, Jun 6, 2007
by Drew McManus
If you were the music director for a Regional Orchestra Players Association (ROPA) ensemble during the 2004-2005 season, it is likely that you experienced the most significant percentage increase in compensation since before 2000… Where The Numbers Come From The data presented in this report coincides with the corresponding documentation from the 2004-2005 season. In
