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The Empire Strikes Back
Thu, Jun 6, 2009
by Drew McManus
Crisis management public relations is never easy and there is a good reason entire PR firms exist for the sole purpose of helping individuals and organizations’ deal with negative press in a way that marginalizes damage and ultimately brings about favorable public opinion. Traditionally, orchestras tend to deal with negative press using one a few
Why Do Orchestras Do That?
Wed, Jun 6, 2009
by Drew McManus
Joe Patti, my blogging cohort at Butts In The Seats, posted an open to the Inside The Arts bloggers that I think is best suited for just about anyone that has a connection to orchestras. Joe asks “Orchestras have some of the best trained and skilled musicians around. Why do they primarily confine themselves to
Gambling On The Lowest Common Denominator?
Tue, Jun 6, 2009
by Drew McManus
According to an opinon post on 6/19/2009 by Perry Tannenbaum at Charlotte’s Creative Loafing Arts and Entertainment blog, that seems to be exactly what is being suggested with regard to the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) decision to appoint Christopher Warren-Green as their new music director…
Jargon Ahoy!
Mon, Jun 6, 2009
by Drew McManus
One of the more interesting byproducts of the League convention last week was the level of frustration among some managers over whether or not recent rounds of reductions in expenditures were temporary or fixed. According to most attendees I spoke with, there was a strong aversion to words like “restoration” and “temporary;” in fact, serious
Pop Quiz!
Fri, Jun 6, 2009
by Drew McManus
You didn’t think the summer was going to be an opportunity to let your brain coast along in neutral, did you? Of course not and to that end, here’s a little quiz to get you thinking…
