Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

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In Philadelphia, An Arranged Marriage Comes To An End

Mon, Oct 10, 2006
After presumably much internal consternation, the Philadelphia Orchestra announced that music director Christoph Eschenbach will be leaving his position after his contract expires at the conclusion of the 2007-2008 season. I wouldn’t be surprised if this event stokes the already hot topic of how orchestras select music directors but in the end, the Philadelphia/Eschenbach issue

Playing Around With A Little Role Reversal

Wed, Oct 10, 2006
Next Wednesday, I have the honor of serving as a guest lecturer for the UW-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration, Arts Administration Seminar; a core graduate seminar in their MBA in Arts Administration program. Although that’s a mouthful to say, what it means is that I’ll be leading a three hour class on a topic

Final Survey Update

Tue, Oct 10, 2006
I’m back from my business trip and while getting caught up on everything waiting here for me today, I thought I’d post a final report for the Applause & Pretentiousness survey. Since the last report, there have been an additional 52 responses…

A Question Of Lodging

Mon, Oct 10, 2006
I was planning to post a link back to a “Best Of” segment today as I’m still en route to Chicago but a hotel stay that went from mediocre to lousy has inspired me to put up something new…

The Updated Website Review Report Is Now Available

Thu, Oct 10, 2006
The latest in the series of Adaptistration publications is now available; The Adaptistration Orchestra Website Review: 2004 through 2006 Report…
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