Artistic Administration
Greed and Avarice
Mon, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
The Partial Observer published an article of mine today which presents a detailed examination into some of the origins behind the collapse of the Audubon Quartet. There’s a good bit of new material not readily available in articles currently in print. Remember Greed and Avarice is an just an anagram for Crave, Rage, and Die.
The Audubon Tragedy
Fri, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
What a mess. This business with the Audubon Quartet is worse than the recent debacles at St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Baltimore combined. Just in case you’re not up to speed on the details of this disaster, there are two excellent articles by Dan Watkin in the New York Times (here and here), go read those
Reader Response: Musician Tenure
Wed, Jun 6, 2005
by Drew McManus
Following the article from 6/13/05 about musician tenure and artistic review issues, I received a flurry of email on the subject. Most of it was from musicians, ranging from those just entering the business to seasoned veterans. After going through all of the messages there was a central theme beginning to emerge which nearly every
There’s Nothing Like a Having Gun At Your Head
Mon, Jun 6, 2005
by Drew McManus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony’s new “merit based pay” structure is something that has caught the attention of a few managers and musicians alike here in the U.S. Initial word of the deal came out several weeks ago and the most recent article in the 6/12/05 edition of the New York Times by Makiko Inoue reveals
There Has Never Been A Better Time For The Business
Tue, Feb 2, 2005
by Drew McManus
Over the past several years there’s been no shortage of newspaper articles and online discussions about the problems in classical music. One of the more recent entries was from blogger, Greg Sandow. In the article he talks about 15 separate he points to as basis for a crisis in classical music and out of those,
