San Antonio Stakeholders Are Talking Again
Wed, Jan 1, 2018
by Drew McManus
Originally, Tuesday, 1/2/18 held the potential for being a watershed day for the San Antonio Symphony (SAS). The organization’s board was expected to meet and discuss options moving forward in the wake of a newly formed nonprofit’s decision to pull out of the six-month-old successorship arrangement (details). Given the amount of potential injury associated with
A Fully Operational Women Composers Database
Tue, Jan 1, 2018
by Rob Deemer
2017 is rightly being perceived as a watershed year for women’s issues throughout our society and in many parts of the world. One important aspect of this is the role of women composers in our culture. Just as Hollywood has slowly realized that the number of talented women who can write, direct, shoot, and edit
San Antonio Turns Down A Dark Path
Fri, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
The San Antonio Symphony (SAS) negotiations took an ugly turn late Wednesday evening with the revelation that not only is a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) becoming less likely, but the successorship deal that would ultimately transfer governance to a new nonprofit is falling apart as well. In order to prevent these discussions from devolving
#TBT Gaining Some Perspective On Pensions
Thu, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
In light of recent news coming out of San Antonio Wednesday evening, I wanted to post a second #TBT article today pointing out a pair of articles from 2004 that explain how pensions work and ways they impact collective bargaining negotiations. These will be instrumental in helping you shape a necessary frame of reference when
#TBT Three Years Of Hacking Arts Management
Thu, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
Recently, I published ArtsHackier’s 2017 Year In Review article and much like the previous two years, the site continues to enjoy steady growth and engagement. But the post made me think back to some of the posts here at Adaptistration where the site began as an idea then grew into a series of bigger and
According To SAS Musicians, Deficits Reflect More On Governance, Not Capacity
Tue, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
The Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony (MOSAS) published a newsletter on 12/23/17 that includes an article by Peter Flamm, San Antonio Symphony (SAS) Principal Timpani. According to Flamm’s article, the organization’s deficits aren’t the result of inadequate staff efforts or musician expenses. Instead, he suggests deficits over the past few decades should raise questions
#TBT San Antonio Symphony Negotiations Turn Sour (Again)
Thu, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
Over the summer, the San Antonio Symphony (SAS) made a surprise announcement that it was shutting down and assigning all mission related activity to a newly formed entity, Symphonic Music for San Antonio (SMSA). This included negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for the one set to expire on August 31, 2017. At the
Your Company Has A Basketball Team? That’s Great, Mine Has An 80 Piece Orchestra
Wed, Dec 12, 2017
by Drew McManus
There’s a fun article by JP Mangalindan in the 12/19/17 edition of Yahoo Finance that examines the company sponsored 80-piece orchestra at Amazon.com. Although doctors’ and lawyers’ orchestras have a long history, I can’t think of another volunteer orchestra this size organized entirely within a single company (I’d love to hear about others). Although the
In Boston, XX Marks Anything But A Spot On The Program