Lectures & Presentations – Page 16

Some Follow-up From Northwestern Plus Odds & Ends

Wednesday, February 14th, 2018Thursday, March 29th, 2007 by Drew McManus

Yesterday’s seminar at Northwestern University School of Music on discussing the realities of orchestra life went very well… To begin with, the turnout was splendid, over 30 students after hearing from a Northwestern rep the count was actually over 50, faculty, and administrators attended the seminar. Given the fact that this was entirely optional and scheduled immediately before a large ensemble rehearsal, this was a good sign that today’s music students …

Lecturing Today At Northwestern University

Wednesday, February 14th, 2018Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 by Drew McManus

I’m off to Northwestern University School of Music today to talk to students on the realities of entering a performance career… In particular, the seminar entitled “So, you want to be in an orchestra – a workshop discussing the realities of orchestra life” will focus on the inherent issues which shape the reality of winning, maintaining, and surviving a job in a professional orchestra. Yes, it is good to talk about …

Summing Up My Time At ASU

Wednesday, February 14th, 2018Friday, January 26th, 2007 by Drew McManus

I had a wonderful, albeit brief, time talking to the ASU post-graduate orchestral conducting students. The 45 minute exchange turned out to be a concentrated and frank discussion, even by my standards… Of all the lectures and discussions I have conducted with college students over the years, I approached this session with the least structure and preparation. Not out of any disinterest or laziness mind you, but because the subject matter …

Mock Negotiations: Contrasts & Comparisons

Wednesday, February 14th, 2018Wednesday, November 1st, 2006 by Drew McManus

After completing the mock negotiation session with the MBA students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration program, my mind wandered into contrast and comparison mode and I began to think about what just transpired with the UW-Madison students and how music performance students from the Eastman School of Music responded to a similar mock negotiation session I conducted with them in 2004… I want to preface this …

UW-Madison Mock Negotiation Reflections Part 2

Friday, June 29th, 2018Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 by Drew McManus

Continuing where things left off in Part 1, the MBA students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration program were serving as the orchestra musician negotiation committee in a mock collective bargaining agreement negotiation. After receiving some very bad news about their fictional orchestra’s financial conditions and a subsequent initial proposal from the management to reduce overall expenditures by 35%, the students on the negotiating committee refused to …