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This Is How To Avoid The Middleman

Wed, Sep 9, 2009
by Drew McManus
Following the first installment in the Keys To Creativity series, I contacted composer and blogger buddy Alex Shapiro to see what she thought about the notion that orchestras should focus more on developing in-house music production resources in order to enhance direct interaction with composers. Fortunately, Alex never disappoints…
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Post Game Concert Interviews

Tue, Sep 9, 2009
by Drew McManus
The ubiquitous post game interview; you watch them after baseball/football/etc.ball games all the time and nothing quite beats the edutainment value of watching a good sports reporter take a coach or player to task over a less than satisfactory performance. Likewise, watching those same professionals reviewing the merits behind a win is equally enjoyable and
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Lynn Harrell Has Entered The Building

Mon, Aug 8, 2009
by Drew McManus
Inside The Arts continues to grow and today marks the launch of its latest blog so welcome Lynn Harrell, world renowned cello soloist. Lynn’s new blog, There’s Always Room For Cello, will serve as an outlet for him to share 40 years worth of experiences along with his observations and outlook on the rapidly changing
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Hang ‘Em By His Castanets!

Thu, Aug 8, 2009
by Drew McManus
For those of us who work at the business end of classical music, discussions about non-artistic components of the concert experience come up all the time. If you’re a regular Adaptistration reader, you know that we examine those issues on a regular basis and my opinion is that there are more non-artistic reasons behind most
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JURY DUTY!

Thu, Aug 8, 2009
by Drew McManus
It was bound to happen at some point after moving to Chicago but I’m spending the day in a Cook County Circuit Court today along with my fellow Cook County registered voter citizens for jury duty cattle call. Nonetheless, this might be a worthwhile happenstance as it convinced me to postpone what was originally scheduled
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