COVID-19
A Scientist Turned Musician On The Need For Expertise In The COVID-Era
Tue, Jul 7, 2020
by Drew McManus
Over the weekend, Jason Haaheim, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Principal Timpanist, published a thought-provoking piece at his blog about the necessity of expertise in the age of COVID. The post covers a lot of ground and weaves in and out of direct connectivity to the nonprofit performing arts field but, on this topic, it’s decidedly a
State Of Employment Poll & Review July 20 – July 26
Mon, Jul 7, 2020
by Drew McManus
We saw an uptick in the number of responses this week thanks in large part to a 28 percent increase in respondents identifying as arts administrators. Having said that, the overall trajectory for each stakeholder group remains mostly unchanged as most continue moving toward higher ratios of under-employed and unemployed statuses, Weekly Report Responses from
Time For The Second Course: Post-COVID Curtain Speeches
Thu, Jul 7, 2020
by Drew McManus
Tuesday’s post turned into an expanded conversation on my Facebook wall and while some of the discussion tilted toward the overall “like/dislike” perspective of curtain speeches, the rest of the discussion focused on how those speeches should unfold during post-COVID events. A number of orchestra execs weighed in on the conversation as did my blogging
State Of Employment Poll & Review July 13 – July 19
Mon, Jul 7, 2020
by Drew McManus
Results remained steady this week and while there were no major changes in employment status, that doesn’t change the fact that according to respondents, it’s clear that orchestra staffers and musicians continue to move toward higher ratios of under-employed and unemployed statuses. Weekly Report Administrators continued to experience continued movement in existing directions. There was
Retrenchment