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What The Oscars, Contracts, And The Orchestra Field Have In Common

Tue, Mar 3, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 125
Two items that came out of last Sunday’s Academy Awards caught my attention in how they intersect with the orchestra field: equal pay for equal work and inclusion riders. Equal Pay and Equal Representation The pay discrepancy between Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Williams for reshoots on the film “All the Money in the World” made headlines
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How Recent Changes To The US Tax Code Introduce Risk To Orchestra Labor Relations

Mon, Feb 2, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 123
An article by Daniel Braden in the 2/11/18 edition of the Morning Call examines how recent changes in the US tax code will have a decidedly negative impact on orchestra musicians classified as employees (as opposed to self employed contractors). The author is a former tax consultant specializing in serving musicians and according to his
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#TBT Past Performance Is No Guarantee Of Future Results

Thu, Feb 2, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 138
Today’s #TBT is really a prelude to tomorrow’s post about one of the dynamic ways recent changes to the tax code will impact the field of nonprofit orchestras. In order to get the most out of that post, it will help to have a broader understanding of how orchestras, as employers, offload what are normally
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#TBT You Want To Carry That On Board And Put It Where Again?

Thu, Feb 2, 2018
by Drew McManus
Airlines
If you’re an orchestra musician, the anxiety attached to flying with your instrument is all too familiar. Will they let you one with your instrument or not? Career roulette is fun! #not If you’re an arts manager, you know the pain of that 11th hour call from your guest artist telling you the airline wouldn’t
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#TBT What Your Audition Rep Says About Your Orchestra

Thu, Jan 1, 2018
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration Guy Trumpet
Holly Mulcahy published an article recently that questions whether standard audition repertoire aligns with contemporary strategic visions. “…how sincere is it to say your orchestra actively promotes outreach and diversity, new music, and gender equality when your orchestra lists only dead white male composers on the audition repertoire requirements?” The subject of orchestra musician auditions
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