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BREAKING: Arts Management Is Hard. In Other News, Water Still Wet.

Tue, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
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Have you heard about the Newport Contemporary Music Series, or more precisely, the whopping disaster that was the Newport Contemporary Music Series? It was such a fiasco, it would be funny if it weren’t for the sobering reality that dozens of musicians and related service providers suffered six figures worth income due to nothing more
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The Beleaguered Bach Festival

Wed, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 126
Just when you thought the Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) may have been able to take off its PR damage control hat, the New York Times published a wonderfully comprehensive article by Michael Cooper on 9/18/2017 that thrust everything back into the limelight. Cooper provides all the overview and backstory needed to fully understand the scope
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Speak No Evil: Oregon Bach Festival

Fri, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
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When all else fails, try burying bad PR under a sack of cash. That appears to be what the Oregon Bach Festival (OBF) and University of Oregon (UO) decided when it came to the snowballing PR disaster following their decision to end Artistic Director Matthew Halls’ three-year contract extension a mere two months after it
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Are Things About To Go Sideways For The Oregon Bach Festival?

Tue, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
PR Crisis Management
There’s a study in PR crisis management unfolding in real-time via the Oregon Bach Festival’s (OBF) decision to terminate artistic director, Matthew Halls. If you haven’t been following the details, here’s what you need to know: In June, 2017, the OBF completed a contract extension with Halls through the 2020 season. Barely two months later
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Happy Labor Day! Now Get Your Binge On

Mon, Sep 9, 2017
by Drew McManus
Take a moment to treat yourself today and get to learn about ins and outs of orchestra management from a humorous perspective by binge-reading all 157 episodes of  Who’s Minding The Score?, a satirical cartoon that provides a behind the scenes look orchestra life. It’s the ideal way to spend some of your Labor Day, really, just take
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