The Partial Observer just published the latest article in my series of interviews with prominent individuals inside the classical music business. This installment conducts a Q&A session with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster, Frank Almond. If you’re expecting a run-of-the-mill, PR driven puff piece, then I’m sorry to say you’ll be disappointed. Stop by and see

”ll be heading back to the Eastman Conservatory of Music as a guest lecturer on Thursday, November 3, 2005 to follow up on some of the work I did last fall. Last year’s lecture included a mock collective bargaining agreement negotiation where the students elected representatives and I served as the “representatives” for management. The

A news release from Canadian Press late yesterday reports that the musicians and board of the Montreal Symphony have reached an agreement that the musicians accepted by a vote of 96% in favor of accepting the proposed contract…

One of the really wonderful aspects of writing for a weblog as opposed to print media is the ability bring up revisit developments in an ongoing situation. Typically, the only orchestra related issues which ever seem to garner prolonged attention in print media are centered on labor or music director issues. Even so, it’s rare

There’s an interesting mini-exchange going on in the “comments” section of the article from this week about the new Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra e-label. Although the exchange has been exclusively between musicians, I think it’s something managers should be taking note of…