Executive Affairs
It Makes Me Want To Bang My Head Against The Wall
Fri, Jul 7, 2004
by Drew McManus
I read an article in the San Antonio Express-News about how the struggling San Antonio Symphony lost $400,000 in badly needed funds when the organization failed to score a high enough rating as determined by the San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs staff and volunteer panels. The orchestra reportedly scored the lowest in the category
Unemployed In San Antonio
Wed, Jul 7, 2004
by Drew McManus
There has been some good news coming out of the San Antonio Symphony administrative offices lately, such as the announcement last month that they will resume making music on September 17th, 2004 and the securing of a sponsor for some of their children’s concerts. Unfortunately, that’s about all of the good news so far. Since
Seeing Past The Anger
Wed, Jun 6, 2004
by Drew McManus
I recently received a letter from a violist in a Texas orchestra who submitted their letter with the moniker “Pissed Off Violist”. They had a great deal to rant about: Thank you for your multiple articles on the unbalanced salary issue with Executive Directors and Music Directors. I am a violist in a medium sized
An Interview with Marianne Lockwood Part II
Thu, Jan 1, 2004
by Drew McManus
Welcome back to Part II of our interview with Marianne Lockwood, the Executive Director for the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Budget Issues With an annual budget of $4.3 million dollars, St. Luke’s is a mid-sized orchestral organization. Like many organizations, they try to have a small positive balance at the end of their fiscal
An Interview with Marianne Lockwood Part I
Wed, Jan 1, 2004
by Drew McManus
Listening to her voice over the phone, you’d never guess that you were talking to a cultural warrior. Her British accent flows with a composed, steady pulse that gives it a maternal quality. At the end of 2003, I had the pleasure to talk with Marianne for a few hours discussing her tenure as executive
