Artistic Administration
Are You Planning A Big Blowout For Your Inaugural Post-COVID Concerts?
Fri, Mar 3, 2021
by Drew McManus
Not long after the onset of pandemic shutdowns, a living wage orchestra decided to cancel the entire season and a comment from their board chair caught my eye. The chair mentioned that even though they were shuttering for an extended period of time, he was sure the musicians would be able to come back at
Why Orchestras Plan So Far In Advance
Mon, Feb 2, 2021
by Drew McManus
During my unexpected week off, Joshua Kosman published an article at datebook.sfchronicle.com that cast an eye toward the way orchestras approach programming at the onset of the last century. In a nutshell, seasons weren’t planned years in advance and programming choices happened within the current season. Kosman suggested this is exactly the approach organizations should
There And Back Again, Performing Arts Edition
Tue, Apr 4, 2020
by Drew McManus
“Overnight we went from being a producer of live performance events to a digital content provider.” Those words were from a colleague back in March around the time it became clear the pandemic was more than a few weeks of disrupted event activity. And while those words are uneasy, he was saving the really dark
Kareem Roustom’s New Work Leaves You Feeling Like A Better Person Than You Were Before
Sun, Jun 6, 2019
by Drew McManus
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve written concert reviews and one of those is only because I was paid. In fact, over the past year, I’ve been in a profound state of burnout when it comes live classical music and with one notable exception, I’ve spent the 2018/19 season finding
Internalizing The Concept Of Equity