Artificial Barriers
Wed, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
Last week, everyone’s favorite purveyor of doom and gloom, Norman Lebrecht, published a year end review of problems in the orchestra world and regardless of the fact that Norman appears to enjoy toeing the line of pessimism, he does have some very good points…
The Cure For Messiah Burnout
Fri, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
For all of the managers, musicians, and patrons out there who are sick to death of Messiah performances (not to mention Nutcracker shows) here’s a little something to make you smile and realize the value in attending live concerts. It should also appeal to the NASCAR crowd out there who go to racing events with
All Four One And One Four All
Wed, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
Although this doesn’t mean I’d jump off a bridge if everyone else does, I am going to play a round of Meme of Four (which now has a long lineage among the usual blogging suspects)…
Same Old Song, Different Tune
Tue, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
I love dinner parties; they always an opportunity to meet some absolutely fascinating people. I recently attended a dinner party where one of the guests was regaling my little section of the table with an account about how they were working against what they presented as a very disheartening state of affairs. The more I
Greed and Avarice
Mon, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
The Partial Observer published an article of mine today which presents a detailed examination into some of the origins behind the collapse of the Audubon Quartet. There’s a good bit of new material not readily available in articles currently in print. Remember Greed and Avarice is an just an anagram for Crave, Rage, and Die.
The Audubon Tragedy
Fri, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
What a mess. This business with the Audubon Quartet is worse than the recent debacles at St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Baltimore combined. Just in case you’re not up to speed on the details of this disaster, there are two excellent articles by Dan Watkin in the New York Times (here and here), go read those
A Flood of Responses To Lowering Ticket Prices
Wed, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
Monday’s article on the reduced ticket price initiative at the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra has generated a great deal of private responses from professionals inside the business. More impressive than the number of responses was the sheer variety of opinions, I simply can’t think of another issue here at Adaptistration which generated such an assortment
Gathering Support For Lower Ticket Prices At The SPCO
Mon, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
It’s an old story, but one which has become more relevant in recent years: someone in the administration has a plan for audience development but it would initially require losses and results aren’t expected for at least a few years; of course, that’s assuming there are any positive results at all. So how do you
Today on Soundcheck – Applause!
Fri, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
An Arts Journal blogs first: two AJ bloggers will be appearing on WNYC’s Soundcheck with John Schaefer to discuss an issue that’s been bouncing back and forth between their blogs over the past two weeks. Namely, Doug Ramsey, proprietor of Rifftides, and I will be appearing during the 2:00P.M. – 3:00P.M. hour. We’ll be John’s
A Notice To All Orchestras About Online Donations
Thu, Dec 12, 2005
by Drew McManus
Not enough time, not enough staff, not enough technical understanding, or not enough capital to institute online giving? Hogwash, excuses are irrelevant. My blog neighbor Andrew Taylor, featured an excellent article yesterday providing links to a report which reviews a dozen online donation tools. Don’t forget that the average score for the category of Online
