Current Events
The Airlines Strike Back
Wed, Sep 9, 2015
by Drew McManus
Apparently, it doesn’t matter how many laws are passed, orchestra musicians are going to get hassled over bringing instruments on board as carry-on baggage. The latest incident involved British Airways and the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), or at least three of its musicians. The 9/6/2015 edition of The Boston Globe published an article about a
Happy Labor Day!
Mon, Sep 9, 2015
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
It’s Better To Be Busy Than Bored
Fri, Sep 9, 2015
by Drew McManus
The last few weeks have been busy. Extraordinarily. Busy. While that’s certainly no reason to complain yet it does prevent spending as much time feeding the blogging monster as I prefer. Nonetheless, much of the latest round of work is close to being wrapped up so in addition to some overscale negotiations, an institutional due
Some Intriguing Quiz Results
Fri, Aug 8, 2015
by Drew McManus
Let’s end the week by following up on Wednesday’s NEA funding quiz; spoiler alert: if you haven’t taken the quiz yet but are interested in testing your knowledge, you don’t want to jump to the results below. In short, out of the 312 respondents, most failed and the division of grades created a nice looking
And Then This Happened
Tue, Aug 8, 2015
by Drew McManus
It looks like the Cleveland Orchestra has found a replacement for outgoing executive director Gary Hanson and it’s the former New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) and Melbourne Symphony exec André Gremillet. According to a press statement from the orchestra, Gremillet is credited with “successfully enhance[ing] the fiscal health” of the NJSO although that phrasing may
