COVID-19
After Five Months, Orchestra Stakeholders Have Seen Big Changes In Employment Status
Tue, Sep 9, 2020
by Drew McManus
Since the onset of coronavirus related shutdowns, orchestras have been laying off and reducing hours for administrators and musicians alike. We started measuring that impact in April 2020 using a weekly poll and after five months, the field has experienced various degrees of retraction. Stakeholder Groups Administrators. This group includes all staffers and managers as well
State Of Employment Poll & Review August 31 – September 6
Mon, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
The upcoming week is traditionally the last week of the summer season and most groups are either getting into 20/21 season activity. Consequently, this week will be the final week for the poll in its current format so please encourage your friends and colleagues to submit a response. Moving forward, I’ve been putting together an
Getting A Look At How The Social Distance Music Sausage Is Made
Fri, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
There’s a fabulous article in the 8/18/2020 edition of sfcv.org by Jim Farber that takes a detailed look at how live classical music is returning by way of Hollywood studio work. What’s really fascinating is Farber’s juxtaposition between that sector and traditional nonprofit orchestra groups. For example, Faber interviewed LA studio musician heavyweight Marc Sazer
State Of Employment Poll & Review August 24 – 30
Mon, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
Weekly Report Responses from Administrators indicate the shift from furlough to laid off status has continued to decline and the remaining respondents are beginning to level out into three primary groups: unemployed (40 percent), underemployed (37 percent), and employed (23 percent). It’s worth noting that this week saw the highest number of admin respondents, 73,
State Of Employment Poll & Review August 17 – 23
Mon, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
Weekly Report Responses from Administrators indicate the shift from furlough to laid off status has plateaued, which is a good indication that any furloughs set into motion at the onset of the shutdowns have either returned to work or converted to a laid off/terminated status. Beyond that, the overall ratios of employment status were mostly
