Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

COVID-19

If You Haven’t Completed The Employment Status Update Survey, Please Do

Mon, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
The initial responses to last week’s survey asking orchestra managers who lost their position over pandemic shutdowns to provide an update on their employment status has been both sobering and revealing. So far, the vast majority of respondents have yet to find a replacement position and a few respondents have been kind enough to provide
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Updating The Employment Status For Displaced Orchestra Administrators

Wed, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
Back in September, we examined five months of data that measured the employment status of orchestra stakeholders. By the end of the that time, just over half of administrators were unemployed, with 31 percent indicating they were underemployed and only 17 percent were fully employed. I wanted to take a moment to gather some data
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Project RESTART-19 Begins To Publish Findings

Wed, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
Since it was announced in the Spring, we’ve been following the large scale German study, Project RESTART-19, a multi-disciplinary research effort in Germany to identify conditions necessary to safely restart live performance events. The group began releasing results from their study at the end of October with a kick-off press briefing on October 29, 2020. While
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The Lyric Opera Of Chicago Fires the First Shot In A Labor War

Fri, Oct 10, 2020
by Drew McManus
The latest entry in the round of COVID triggered labor disputes is from The Lyric Opera of Chicago. The organization released a 14:38 video that says it is intended for company members that features General Director, Anthony Freud, and Board Chair, Sylvia Neil. I say intended because it really seems designed more for donors and
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Crowdsourcing Mask Knowledge

Tue, Oct 10, 2020
by Drew McManus
In a perfect world, musicians would have ample time to try a variety of face masks in order to find options that provide maximum safety and comfort. Having said that, things are far from perfect and the cost of buying a few dozen masks is an expense most musicians aren’t in a position to absorb.
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