Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

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Stop Being So Goddamn Nice!

Wed, Mar 3, 2013
With all the frenzied attention on the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) strike it almost seemed like that was the only work stoppage taking place. Almost. Once the shiny curiosity of the SFS started to wear off, it became tough to miss the hulking twin disasters that are the thirteen or so fortnight long lockouts at

You Don’t See This Every Day

Mon, Feb 2, 2013
Renowned cellist and Inside The Arts author Lynn Harrell published an article today announcing that after 50 years of making music together, he has decided to sell his 1720 Montagnana. The post recounts his time purchasing the instrument in 1962 but one of the real highlights is a particular line that is just about the

The Unfriendly Skies Can Be A Funny Place

Thu, Jan 1, 2013
It looks like Inside The Arts author and celebrated cellist Lynn Harrell’s no holds barred account of his encounter with Delta Airlines and their decision to pilfer all of his, and his cello’s, frequent flier miles continues to garner attention. The 12/27/2012 edition of the LA Times published an article by Donna Perlmutter that features

Irony, Thy Name Is Delta

Wed, Nov 11, 2012
Renowned cellist and Inside The Arts author Lynn Harrell published an article yesterday that recounts a recent experience with Delta Airlines and their decision to excommunicate his cello from their frequent flyer program. Oh, they took away all of his miles too and banned him from ever joining the program again. It’s turned into a

Check Out The Inside The Arts Blog Updates

Tue, Jul 7, 2012
I’m very happy to announce that all of the blogs hosted directly at Inside The Arts, the culture blogging exchange that the Adaptistration Network belongs, have been upgraded with the very same responsive theme improvements implemented here in June as well as an updated graphic design. So whether you’re a regular reader or they are
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