Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Happy 4th Of July

Wed, Jul 7, 2007
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While celebrating the founding of the country, take a moment today to remember those who don’t have the opportunity to be with family and friends while serving overseas in the Armed Forces. Furthermore, take a moment to remember that the single largest employer of full-time professional musicians is the United States Armed Forces. The United

Negotiation Update: San Antonio

Tue, Jul 7, 2007
Although the musicians from the San Antonio Symphony are off for the summer, their elected Negotiation Committee representatives are still at work…

A Rose By Any Other Name…

Mon, Jul 7, 2007
A recent article in MusicalAmerica.com by Susan Elliott reports that the American Symphony Orchestra League has had enough with being the butt end of jokes about their organization’s acronym, ASOL*…

2007 Compensation Report: ICSOM Concertmasters

Fri, Jun 6, 2007
The final installment of the 2007 Adaptistration Compensation Reports will examine the compensation levels for International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) concertmasters… Who Is This Concertmaster Person? For those not already familiar with what the concertmaster position is in any given orchestra, this is the title reserved for the principal seat among the

2007 Compensation Report: ICSOM Music Directors

Thu, Jun 6, 2007
Following a season where the average International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) music director saw a slight dip in average income, 2004-2005 increases more than made up for those small losses… Where The Numbers Come From All data presented in these reports coincide with the corresponding documentation from the 2004-2005 season. In order

2007 Compensation Report: ROPA Music Directors

Wed, Jun 6, 2007
If you were the music director for a Regional Orchestra Players Association (ROPA) ensemble during the 2004-2005 season, it is likely that you experienced the most significant percentage increase in compensation since before 2000… Where The Numbers Come From The data presented in this report coincides with the corresponding documentation from the 2004-2005 season. In

2007 Compensation Report: ICSOM Executive Directors

Tue, Jun 6, 2007
Not unlike the previous season, the Executive Shuffle was a popular dance among ICSOM executive directors. In fact, 16% of the ICSOM symphonic ensembles had executive compensation figures which were impacted by a change in executive leadership… Where The Numbers Come From The data presented in this report coincides with the corresponding documentation from the

Negotiation Special Update: No Confidence In Omaha

Mon, Jun 6, 2007
According to a statement released by the Omaha Symphony Musicians Organization on June 22, the musicians have passed a Vote of No Confidence in Omaha Symphony President & CEO Rob Hallam…

2007 Compensation Report: ROPA Executive Directors

Mon, Jun 6, 2007
In an effort to mix things up from the previous Compensation Reports, the 2007 installment will be published in a different order. Instead of cycling through all the ROPA ensembles and then all the ICSOM ensembles, the 2007 series will be published by position. To begin with, we’ll examine compensation figures for Executive Directors… Where

Diving Head First Into Union Politics

Thu, Jun 6, 2007
Although this blog is designed to focus on issues related to orchestra management, every now and then it takes a road less traveled. Today, we’re taking a sharp left onto the side streets of internal politics within the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), the union which represents the majority of professional orchestra musicians… This week
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