Governance
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
Mixed Messages From Philadelphia
Thu, Jul 7, 2004
by Drew McManus
Let’s try an exercise in understanding today; we’re going to walk a mile in another man’s shoes. Imagine: You’re a middle manager at a fictional company we’ll call Widget-Tech. Widget-Tech is a business with under 100 employees and has recently had a couple of bad years. The big bosses at Widget-Tech have put together a
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
A New Model At The SPCO
Fri, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with Bruce Coppock and Herb Winslow of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) about their new model of governance and artistic leadership. Bruce is the SPCO President & Managing Director and Herb is the Principal Horn & Chairman of the musicians’ representatives on the contract renewal committee. We
The Dismantling Of Middle League Orchestras
Thu, Feb 2, 2004
by Drew McManus
We all hear a great deal of opinion about the current “crisis” in classical music and this blog has been no exception. But I do get a fair amount of feedback from readers that think I’m overstating the issue. I hear a great deal about how this industry has always had its ups and downs
