Drew McManus
In St. Louis It Really Is All About the Music
Thu, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
I had the opportunity to talk with St. Louis Symphony Piccolo/Flutist and negotiation chair, Jan (pronounced “Y
Sure Sign of Restructure
Mon, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
The recent decision by the Pittsburgh Symphony to cancel their planned European tour doesn’t come as a great surprise. It’s no secret the orchestra has been in the process of restructuring their finances in order to recover from some hefty losses as well as vamp for the required increase in pay for the musicians. Most
Auditioning the St. Louis Symphony
Fri, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Every time an orchestra announces a vacancy and schedules an audition it’s actually holding a referendum among the world’s professional musicians. That referendum is whether or not that orchestra is artistically worthy of attracting a certain level of player. On January 3rd and 4th, the St. Louis Symphony had scheduled just such a referendum among
For Those Expecting An Article About The NJSO
Thu, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Due to the recent developments in Saint Louis I have been unable to finish an article about the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra-Axelrod deal. For all of the readers who have written in asking about it this week I sincerely apologize but stay tuned, it’s nearly finished and it will be published by next week. THANK
More Breaking News From St. Louis
Thu, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Throughout this week’s drama surrounding the contract issues at the Saint Louis Symphony, there’s been a small PR campaign covering the larger philosophical issues of what’s keeping the musicians and management apart; and that smaller issue is one of culpability surrounding the wave of this week’s cancelled auditions and concerts.
