Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
We’re rapidly approaching the November 6, 2018 election and if you haven’t registered to vote or need to update your registration info, don’t put it off until the last moment. National Voter Registration day was Sep. 25 but that doesn’t mean it’s too late. You can kick off the registration process at nationalvoterregistrationday.org or vote.org, check your local state’s reference information, or look on Facebook to see if you have a …
For whatever reason, a slew of new job listings went up at Arts Admin Jobs, three of which are Featured Listings. Director of Corporate Partnerships Executive Director Development Director Artistic Operations Manager And in case you haven’t already noticed, ArtsAdminJobs.com has a new logo…because why not? Change is good and I’m in a minimalist art deco phase. And just a quick bit of commentary on the AAAE executive director job: it …
Over the past week, news of multiple sexual misconduct allegations within the classical music business have emerged. One incident involved the Cleveland Orchestra being struck by lightning…again. In addition to the ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against concertmaster William Preucil, the Washington Post reports that the orchestra has now suspended principal trombonist, Massimo La Rosa, as part of that inquiry. La Rossa has been the subject of sexual misconduct …
There’s a thoughtful post from Joe Patti that goes a long way toward reminding us about the serious repetitive text syndrome problem that exists through most nonprofit performing arts fields. Patti’s article highlights sound bites related to education efforts and I wholeheartedly agree that’s one area where repetitive text syndrome is at its worst. Here are a few more that seem to so frequent, : “Each year [ORCHESTRA NAME] inspires, engages, …
Note: this post was originally published as an essay on my Facebook wall while I was away on hiatus. This is an updated version. In the wake of the Washington Post’s 7/26/18 article that reports allegations of sexual assault against Cleveland Orchestra concertmaster William Preucil, there has been no shortage of online discussion. Given how small this business is, the bulk of those conversations run emotionally hot. Simply put, it’s difficult …