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#TBT: Will Baltimore Become The Next Installment In A Legacy Of Mistrust?

Thu, Jul 7, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 195
Yesterday, 7/17/19, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) musicians issued a diminutive press statement to announce the latest negotiation developments. It was diminutive in size because there wasn’t much to say. BSO Management Again Refuses to Budge No progress was made at today’s negotiation. BSO Management has not changed its position. The musicians’ proposal remains that
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Measuring Artistic Quality In The Wake Of Contentious Labor Disputes

Mon, Jul 7, 2019
by Drew McManus
The 7/13/2019 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an article by Jeremy Reynolds that examines what I consider to be one of the most pressing topics of our time. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it also happens to be one of the rare third rail topics shared by executive leadership and musicians: measuring artistic quality in the wake
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#TBT Remember The Days When Neoreactionaries Seemed Extreme?

Thu, Jul 7, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 131
Back in July, 2014 I published a post about what I defined as the end of the golden age of orchestras and opera. I came to that conclusion, in part, because of the sharp increase in neoreactionary dominated culture. Within that context, neoreactionaries were those who cast themselves as victims within a larger operating environment
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Spoiler Alert: The Latest Spider Man Movie Takes A Swipe At Opera

Mon, Jul 7, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 139
Over the holiday weekend, I went to the latest Marvel movie, Spider Man: Far From Home. With the exception of a single scene, it’s a typical installment in the tent-pole franchise but that exception is a doozy in that it takes a swipe at some of the worst stereotypes of live classical music concerts. Mild
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The Problem With Nonprofit Arts Admin Pay

Tue, Jul 7, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 173
There’s an excellent article in the 6/12/2019 edition of fastcampny.com by Ben Paynter that examines two recent studies on nonprofit staff compensation. Spoiler alert: both studies uncovered ample evidence that compensation is a strong pain point among most employees. Compensation is a regular topic here at Adaptistration and back in 2016, we conducted a survey
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