Drew McManus
High Tech On The Cheap
Fri, Jun 6, 2006
by Drew McManus
It isn’t easy living life as a small budget organization. Everything eats into your budget and nothing is cheap, even paperclips add up. One of the largest ongoing office expenses is office productivity software. However, some recent advances in open source products might make your life significantly easier. One such product I’ve been playing around
A Little More Follow-Up On Ticket Prices
Thu, Jun 6, 2006
by Drew McManus
The Dallas Morning News published an article by music critic Scott Cantrell, easily one of the journalists that makes it onto my shortlist of good critics, which examines some of the Dallas Symphony’s 05-06 ticket sales…
A Tale Of Two Cities & A Tale Of Two Music Critics
Wed, Jun 6, 2006
by Drew McManus
Two recent articles from music critics in Detroit and Pittsburgh caught my attention this week as they made the strikingly similar observations about their respective orchestras…
How Does New Music Get To The Audience?
Tue, Jun 6, 2006
by Drew McManus
I’ve received a number of email messages over the past week from readers asking how new music gets from a composer to an audience. As such, in preparation for some upcoming discussions on that subject here and at Polyphonic.org (as well as the current material available at NewMusicBox), I put together a basic primer designed
All About Grant Park
Mon, Jun 6, 2006
by Drew McManus
As the recipient of 50% of their revenue from government sources, the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois is the closest thing the U.S. has to a government sponsored ensemble. The organization utilizes a unique operational model worth taking a look at and they go a long way toward breaking down some commonly positions
