Back To Deadlines In Detroit
Tue, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
According to a press release from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) musicians dated Monday, 3/28/2011 the DSO has issued a deadline of Friday, April 1, 2011 to reach a settlement or the 2011 summer season will be no more. However, there are mixed messages coming from sources on both sides regarding the details of progress
Quicklink To Louisville
Mon, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
A weekend of Seattle followed by Los Angeles and back to Chicago this morning means a quickpost over to an article in last week’s Louisville Courier-Journal by Elizabeth Kramer that reports the Louisville Orchestra’s request for a deadline to their reorganization plan was partially granted…
Gradus ad Parnassum
Fri, Mar 3, 2011
by peyrebrune
So we’ve all agreed that community outreach should be guided by a clear knowledge of our audiences, our playing should touch people at a deep level and we should build on this knowledge and experience to strengthen our relationships with the people in our community – and we’ve thrown out the idea of models –
No Models, Please
Thu, Mar 3, 2011
by peyrebrune
Yesterday, I found myself telling a student who had just played beautifully an excerpt from Mozart 41, “Well, it sounds great but you probably shouldn’t use that unconventional bowing and fingering for an audition.” It made me reflect on how the training to become an orchestral player involves such an intense effort to make every
Unpacking Community Service
Wed, Mar 3, 2011
by peyrebrune
Author’s note: Over the next five days, I’ll be in Seattle and then LA and during that time I’m very pleased to say that Henry Peyrebrune, Cleveland Orchestra bassist, will be filling in as a guest author. Henry has prepared a three part series of articles examining a topic that is getting a great deal
Former DSO Director Goes Public With Concerns
Tue, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
I received a copy of a letter from Sandra Reitelman, the former Director of Corporate Fundraising for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) from 2004-2006. In her letter, Reitelman characterizes “an incomplete ability to draw audiences and financial support” resulting from specific limitations within the workplace environment as a cornerstone for the ongoing institutional troubles. At
Terry Teachout Couldn’t Be More Right
Mon, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
After a stretch of swing-and-a-miss articles from the venerable Terry Teachout, he connected with a big hit in his Wall Street Journal article from 3/18/2011 where he ponders the ironic nature of the Cleveland Orchestra’s (CO) “critic-in-residence.” Teachout accurately characterizes the CO’s efforts as an institutional blog and subsequently points out all of stereotypical bear
You Don't Have To Shut All The Way Up
Fri, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
There was an interesting bit of news about the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) labor dispute in NPR from Jennifer Guerra on 3/16/2011 about how the dispute has played out in social media. That article contains a quote from Christie Nordhelm, a University of Michigan marketing professor, who offered the following advice on how the DSO
Adaptistration Has The Best Readers
Thu, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
There has been some fantastic discussion from the Square credit card reader system post from 3/15/2011. In particular, Colorado Springs Philharmonic Marketing Manager Nathan Willers provided some excellent, and candid, firsthand insight into the service. [Spoiler alert: he has good things to say about Square]…
A Dear John Letter To Facebook Pages
Wed, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
Dear Facebook Pages, I’m terribly sorry I had to do this through a letter, but I’ve been putting this off for far too long. And don’t think this didn’t need to be done, we both know that isn’t true. This note will be the last memory you’ll ever have of my pages; I really don’t
