The Business Could Use More Of This
Wed, Sep 9, 2006
by Drew McManus
A musician friend of mine recently forwarded a copy of an article that appeared in the September issue of Indy Men’s Magazine. I thought the article did a good job at portraying orchestral music in a light it could stand to get more often in a column the magazine calls What This Woman Wants …
Maybe They Stand So Much Because Their Butts Are Asleep
Tue, Sep 9, 2006
by Drew McManus
[Note: seeing that most people were off for Labor Day, I’ve left yesterday’s post in place for today] The Partial Observer published an article of mine today that examines the issue of concert length. Like many things in this business, math is not an absolute and a two hour concert is rarely 120 minutes in
Does Your Orchestra YouTube?
Fri, Sep 9, 2006
by Drew McManus
You might think not but then again you might be YouTubing and not even know about it. An astute Adaptistration reader brought to my attention several video clips of live orchestra concerts available at the increasingly popular online hub of YouTube.com…
More Thoughts On Unionism
Thu, Aug 8, 2006
by Drew McManus
Monday’s post on unionism garnered some good reader comments. One of them was Galen H. Brown, a composer, contributing editor to Sequenza21, and a member of the New York Philharmonic development department. The topic motivated Galen to not only submit a comment but he authored an article on the topic at his Sequenza21 column…
Things That Make You Go “Buh?” – California Symphony
Wed, Aug 8, 2006
by Drew McManus
It’s barely been two months and I’ve already come across some material for the second installment in the Things That Make You Go "Buh?" series. How would you feel if your local ABC affiliate used the following phrase to define your in-school education program [emphasis added]: "[the program] is the brainchild of maestro Barry Jekowsky
This, I Would Like To See
Tue, Aug 8, 2006
by Drew McManus
While conducting evaluations for the 2006 Orchestra Website reviews, I came across an adult education event that had an immediate amount of appeal…
Is Unionization More Of A Positive Or Negative Force In The Business?
Mon, Aug 8, 2006
by Drew McManus
On the surface, orchestra governance is pretty simple: the board of directors is granted the authority to govern all aspects of an orchestra. The only defined parameters they are obliged to follow are those dictated by standard workplace law, nonprofit law, and if their organization uses organized labor, the National Labor Relations Act… One of
Even though It’s Dark Humor, You Still Laugh
Fri, Aug 8, 2006
by Drew McManus
Sometimes, humor is the best tool to make a point and for those of you that enjoy watching The Colbert Report you probably caught the segment from the July 18, 2006 program where the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, uses the show’s singular form of satire to examine a current case before the NLRB that has
Apparently, It Is Obvious
Thu, Aug 8, 2006
by Drew McManus
Although the results from Tuesday’s Adaptistration Classical Music Challenge are unlikely to be the final word on the matter, it appears that it’s still pretty easy to tell the difference between an orchestra of human beings and one of computer generated sounds…
Pop Quiz Results
Wed, Aug 8, 2006
by Drew McManus
Monday’s Pop Quiz that was designed to determine how much you know about governance, budgets, and the current job market for the professional orchestra business returned some intriguing results…
