Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
No, this isn’t an interview with Yul Brynner. Instead, Adaptistration reader and music guru Robert Levine recently sent in an email prompted by the remarks from Janet Shapiro from March 8th. In particular Robert wanted to address Janet’s comment that: ” you should write about the players, who in the [Big 8] can make what Joe Kluger makes for putting in 20 hour weeks (and who often act like spoiled children …
Just a pointer today while I take the day off for some woodworking. I have an article posted at a column I write for Partial Observer that asks the question; Does America’s diversity prevent a relevant public music education experience? In particular it deals with two articles featured here at Arts Journal; Across a Great Divide by Peter Schneider and Marketplace of Ideas: But First, The Bill by William Osborne. Both article …
Today’s music headlines here at Arts Journal feature two articles about the Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts canceling their summer contract with the Pittsburgh Symphony. This obviously comes as bad ness for an orchestra that is already battling skyrocketing deficits and month to month cash flow problems. I contacted Jody Doherty at the PSO to find out what the orchestra plans to do. Unfortunately, the orchestra isn’t releasing any …
Since this is the 100th entry for the Adaptistration web log, I thought it would be fitting to post a reader email. I recently received this note from a reader who wishes to anonymously share a recent experience and to address some of the issues from my articles: I’ve just discovered your blog for the first time this morning, and I’m enjoying it immensely. In January, I completed the American Symphony Orchestra …
Reader Janet Shapiro took the time to write in and take me to task over my recent grilling of Philadelphia Orchestra’s Joe Kluger. “I’ve been reading your blogs for quite a few months, and I mostly find that I agree with what you’ve written.