Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Drew McManus

Reader Response: Go Design Some Trash Cans

Sun, Nov 11, 2004
In response to the article from A Coffee Mug Runs The Cleveland Orchestra, I received the following note from Thomas in Lexington, KY: Subject: dumber than usual Mr. McManus, [Regarding] the Cleveland Orchestra’s coffee mug— most people catch on that they really should read more than just the first entry of results from search engines.

To Tell Or Not To Tell

Fri, Nov 11, 2004
In Wednesday’s edition of the Dallas Morning News there was an article about the severe financial troubles of the Richardson Symphony Orchestra.  Unfortunately, there seems to be more than enough orchestras with financial trouble these days, but what caught my attention was that the writer, Kristine Hughes, reported in one of the opening paragraphs: “[Richardson

Domestic Partner Contract Language

Thu, Nov 11, 2004
Arts Admin. Hey Girl, It's The Sexy Career Choice
In the course of examining the settlement bulletin from the recent Dallas Symphony contract negotiation, I noticed that one of the additions to their contract language had to do with same-sex domestic partners, in particular here’s what was included:

A Coffee Mug Runs The Cleveland Orchestra

Wed, Nov 11, 2004
I received an amusing email from a reader earlier this week in reference to something from the Cleveland Orchestra page of the 1st Annual Adaptistration Orchestra Website Review. On the Cleveland Orchestra details page I listed the following comment: “When I used their integrated searched engine to look for “marketing director” the first result was

Checking Up On The Soundcheck Programs Part 2

Wed, Nov 11, 2004
To continue where Part 1 left off yesterday, this installment will continue the examination of a unique audience development initiative designed to attract the under 30 demographic.  Today’s article will focus on the soundcheck programs at the Nashville Symphony and the St. Louis Symphony.
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