Drew McManus
Some Details Behind Louisville’s Settlement
Tue, Mar 3, 2006
by Drew McManus
Yesterday, the Louisville orchestra musicians voted to accept a five year contract which retains the current compliment of musicians while simultaneously implements large reductions in pay, vacation time, personal leave, benefits, and more at the onset of the contract…
Throwing In The Towel
Mon, Mar 3, 2006
by Drew McManus
The recent collapse of Seattle’s Northwest Chamber Orchestra is the latest brick to fall from the orchestral wall of classical music, and that wall is already showing signs of extreme wear and tear…
Just In Case You Were Wondering About Bennett, Colorado
Fri, Mar 3, 2006
by Drew McManus
If you’ve been following the hubbub over the public school music teacher who has been suspended with pay from her position over controversy from her showing elementary age students an educational video about opera, I hope you caught an article appearing in the 03/10/06 edition of the Rocky Mountain News…
Sign Of The Times
Thu, Mar 3, 2006
by Drew McManus
An article appearing the 03/15/06 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Pittsburgh Symphony is experiencing some negative feedback from some long time subscribers over losing their accustomed seats when they renewed their subscriptions. According to the article, the conflicts are the result of a new subscription program implemented by the symphony…
Back To The Fees
Wed, Mar 3, 2006
by Drew McManus
A direct link to Lisa Hirsch’s excellent article about ticket fees referred to in the Adaptistration article from 03/08/06 is now available, you can find the article here. I hope you’ll take the time to give hr article a read, you’ll be glad you did.
