Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Labor Relations

Social Networking Enters The Labor Arena

Mon, Nov 11, 2007
by Drew McManus
At first thought, you might not consider that a social networking site such as Facebook could have much influence on a professional U.S. orchestra work stoppage. However, when the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra (JSO) lockout began, one JSO patron took it upon herself to establish the Facebook group, JSO Lockdown, in order to raise awareness about
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New Details From The Lockout In Jacksonville Part 2

Wed, Nov 11, 2007
by Drew McManus
On the heels of additional concert cancellations from the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra (JSO) , the second installment in this series of articles examines additional details that led to the first work stoppage of the season as well as where things are headed. In order to find out more details I contacted Kevin Casseday, musician spokesperson
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New Details From The Lockout In Jacksonville

Tue, Nov 11, 2007
by Drew McManus
As the lockout in Jacksonville enters into its second week, the local Jacksonville public and the orchestra field at large are looking for additional details that led to the first work stoppage of the season as well as where things are headed. In order to find out more details, I contacted the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
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An Initial Look At The Jacksonville Lockout

Thu, Nov 11, 2007
by Drew McManus
It was simply too good to last. Although several orchestras which teetered on the brink of work stoppages this season managed to pull back in the 11th hour, the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra found itself toppling over the edge this week when the organization’s management canceled an upcoming concert and all related rehearsals…
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Tangentially Related

Wed, Nov 11, 2007
by Drew McManus
Although the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike isn’t directly related to the orchestra business, the core issue they are striking over is. At the heart of the matter is what sort of share will writers get of revenue from new media. In this business the revenues simply haven’t been large enough to necessitate any
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