Drew McManus
Seeing Past The Anger
Wed, Jun 6, 2004
by Drew McManus
I recently received a letter from a violist in a Texas orchestra who submitted their letter with the moniker “Pissed Off Violist”. They had a great deal to rant about: Thank you for your multiple articles on the unbalanced salary issue with Executive Directors and Music Directors. I am a violist in a medium sized
Reader Response: Reassessing The Music Director
Tue, Jun 6, 2004
by Drew McManus
Last weeks’ series on music directors generated a great deal of email from readers, most of which were musicians, and they have generously granted permission to include excerpts from their correspondence in today’s Reader Response. But first, I wrote to JoAnn Falletta to ask a few questions about her role as music director for both
Video Game Music and Music Director Feedback
Mon, Jun 6, 2004
by Drew McManus
I have an article published at The Partial Observer today that deals with the issue of video game music. On May 10th, the L.A. Philharmonic gave a performance featuring music from the video game “Final Fantasy” and tickets sold out with three days of going on sale. But the concert wasn’t their idea; the orchestra
Diagnosing The Problem – Short and Sweet
Sat, Jun 6, 2004
by Drew McManus
Fellow AJ Blogger Tyler Green posted an article this week where he sums up one of the leading problems with non profit management in two succinct sentences: “The best non-profit administration is done in private, so seemlessly that no one outside senior staff and the board knows what’s really going on. That makes it all
Double Dipping
Fri, Jun 6, 2004
by Drew McManus
Throughout this series of articles there has been an ongoing discussion about music directors not having to spend as much time performing as compared to the musicians. So what exactly do music directors do with all of this down time? Well, you’ll find them doing everything from guest conducting appearances at other orchestras to serving
