Musician Issues
The Latest Development In AFM-EPF Pension Headaches
Mon, Apr 4, 2017
by Drew McManus
On 1/17/2017 we examined the growing problems within the American Federation of Musicians & Employers’ Pension Fund (AFM-EPF) that led to the Board of Trustees to send a letter to plan members explaining how the fund has suffered since the economic downturn and their plan for recovery. Since then, that letter does not appear to have assuaged
Counting The Costs Q&A
Tue, Mar 3, 2017
by Drew McManus
Last week’s mega-article examining how much orchestra string musicians spend to equip, maintain, and repair their instruments over the course of their career generated a tremendous amount of reader feedback/questions across social media and email. Throughout those discussions, a few items popped up more than others and I wanted to take today’s post to cover
The Latest Instance Of Peer Review Problems
Mon, Mar 3, 2017
by Drew McManus
The 3/22/2017 edition of the Indianapolis Business Journal published an article by Lindsey Erdody that reports on an Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) musician is accusing music director, Krzysztof Urbansk, of age discrimination. What’s interesting to note is Erdody’s examination of the internal process used by the music director and general manager, which reportedly contributed to
Counting The Costs
Fri, Mar 3, 2017
by Drew McManus
Have you ever wondered how much string musicians spend to equip, maintain and repair their instruments? Drew McManus spills the beans, and then counts them.
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