Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
As has been the case for most, it has been a relentlessly busy 10 days. To that end, just a few quick links and pointers today: Joe Patti has been doing a great job tracking a number of resources to help groups manage the myriad of COVID-19 considerations. His recent posts have focused on a series of free webinars. Ceci Dadisman has been talking about how to use this time to …
With all the COVID-19 news, you may have missed the LA Opera’s announcement that their investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against former General Director Plácido Domingo confirmed 10 counts of credible accusations. An article written by Jessica Gelt in the 3/10/2020 edition of the LA Times provides a good bit of detail. Here are some highlights that should catch your attention: Only a summary of the report will be released but …
I had the pleasure of talking to WWFM’s Rachel Katz for her program, A Tempo, about the impact COVID-19 is having across the classical music sector. It’s a particularly interesting segment thanks to Katz interviewing several freelance musicians who have seen all or most of their work dry up. My part of the conversation focused on financial pressures, communication, cash flow, and the substantial difference between organizations that engage musicians as per-service …
As COVID-19 cancellations continue to sweep through the field, I’ve been helping clients organize their messaging in a way that is not only efficient, but easy to manage and even easier to remove once business returns to normal. To that end, I published a special weekend edition article at ArtsHacker that provides step by step instructions on how to create a page inside WordPress that only shows posts from a dedicated …
The cancellations keep rolling in and while they aren’t a surprise, it’s impossible not to feel the emotional impact. The NTEN conference I was scheduled to present at next week in Baltimore was cancelled late last night and the video announcing the news from CEO Amy Sample Ward, conveyed a palpable passion over just how difficult the decision was. I could list dozens more. The temptation to give in to apathy …