Music Directors
Poll: Does [BLANK] Hurt Or Help A Conductor’s Career?
Wed, Aug 8, 2016
by Drew McManus
Being a conductor is a funny business; prestige and presenting an aura of authority and success are very much part of the overall package for success. If you want to start a conversation fire when you’re with a group of orchestra stakeholders, ask them if they think a conductor with an adjunct or tenure track
What Every Conductor Should Know About Working With Marketers
Tue, Mar 3, 2016
by Drew McManus
On 3/15/2016 I had the pleasure to taking part in a private session for a conducting fellowship program on how conductors should work with an orchestra’s marketing team and help activate social media. The session was part of the Chicago Sinfonietta’s (CS) Project Inclusion Freeman Conducting Fellowship, which grew out of the organization’s existing musician
Maestro Rules #21: Don’t Call Your Concertmaster “A Sweetie”
Fri, Nov 11, 2015
by Drew McManus
There’s a fascinating article by Katharine Biele in the 11/11/2015 edition of the Salt Lake City Weekly that examines a string of key musician dismissals and demotions alongside a general uptick in musician attrition at the Utah Symphony since current music director, Thierry Fischer, arrived in 2009. At 4600 words, the article is decidedly exhaustive
Place Your Bets
Thu, Feb 2, 2015
by Drew McManus
At the rate music directors at big budget orchestras are leaving, we might as well begin a betting pool. First Alan Gilbert in New York and now Christoph Eschenbach is leaving his position at the National Symphony Orchestra at the end of the 216/17 season. The official Kennedy Center press release has the relevant details although
So What’s The Real Story With Gilbert’s Exodus?