Drew McManus
Classical Connections Podcast: The French Connection
Mon, Aug 8, 2005
by Drew McManus
Edmonton Symphony Music Director, Bill Eddins, released the inaugural offering for his new Podcast series, Classical Connections. Bill promises that each episode will have a theme and the theme for this first episode is The French Connection; How American Classical Music owes its start to the Indonesian Spice Trade…
Appearing On A Podcast Near You
Fri, Aug 8, 2005
by Drew McManus
On (or about) August 21st, I’ll be appearing as a guest on the new “Classical Connections” Podcast which comes to us from the continuously clever mind of none other than Bill Eddins…
I’m Off For Some Conference Work
Wed, Aug 8, 2005
by Drew McManus
I’ll be at the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) conference delivering a presentation on what musicians should be doing between negotiations so they can establish a conducive environment for successful negotiations and create a strong internal culture…
Stepping On Some Toes Part 2
Tue, Aug 8, 2005
by Drew McManus
To continue where things left off in Part 1, we’ll resume examining the issues related to the comment Stephanie from the SLSO sent in last week as well as the general effectiveness of today’s orchestra administration work ethics…
Venezuela Part 4
Mon, Aug 8, 2005
by Drew McManus
The Partial Observer published the final installment in my series of articles about the astounding program of classical music in Venezuela. This concluding article examines some of the issues surrounding whether or not a program like this could be successfully implemented or not in the U.S.
