An Interview With Baltimore’s James Glicker
Mon, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
A Short Aside: I know some of you planned to read the wrap up article for the Compensating Effort Instead Of Achievement series today. Don’t worry, it will be up tomorrow. I had the opportunity to talk with James Glicker, president-elect for the Baltimore Symphony Orcehstra, via telephone last Friday April 9th, merely hours after the
Compensating Effort Instead Of Achievement Part 3
Fri, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
Today we continue to Part 3 of our examination of executive compensation. We’ll be covering the salaries for executive directors and base musicians for 23 ROPA ensembles. The following chart details these figures: Sorry, but this chart is no longer available. According to these figures, an average ROPA executive director earns approximately 644% more than
Compensating Effort Instead Of Achievement Part 2
Thu, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
To continue where we left off in yesterday’s article, the following chart lists the 2001 annual salaries(excluding benefits, etc.) for executive directors and base musicians for 44 ICSOM ensembles. Sorry, but this chart is no longer available. According to these figures, an average orchestra executive director earns approximately 325% more than a musician making base salary.
Are We Compensating Effort Instead Of Achievement?
Wed, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
NPR radio programming is a wonderful source for news and commentary that is otherwise left out by mass media news reporting. While out driving on Monday, April 5th, I was listening to NPR’s Marketplace. They conducted an interview with the author of a recent study released by Northeastern University entitled “The Unprecedented Rising Tide of
Calling All Interlochen Alumni!
Mon, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
A few weeks ago I wrote a piece about ticket price and competition where I made reference to the infamous Interlochen challenge system. Since then, one of Adaptistration’s readers sent in a note to say that Interlochen has planned to eliminate the challenge system for the 2004 summer camp season.
Norman Lebrecht Is Absolutely Correct
Fri, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
Arts Journal linked to one of Norman’s articles in La Scena Musicale today. Now the mere mention of Norman Lebrecht can cause a variety of responses from those involved with the orchestra business. You’ll see passionate support from some while others start to gather kindling and light torches. And in all fairness I’ve been in
Some Worthwhile Links
Thu, Apr 4, 2004
by Drew McManus
Just some quick pointers today, but they’re good ones. There’s a good blog by an arts manager that specializes in the medium of theatre a world of which I am decidedly an outsider. And although I’m not a large proponent of “non-profit performing arts cross-pollination”, there are some good articles to be found there. The
Programming For Orchestra Radio
Wed, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
I’m one of the people in this industry that still believes radio is a tool with the greatest amount of potential for orchestras to reach a new audience. Awhile back, I even presented the idea of an orchestra owning a radio station (which exists – to a degree in Seattle already). During one of my
Self Test Results
Tue, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
As promised, here are the summaries from the little self test I offered last week complete with nifty color pie charts. I think it’s important to stress that the answers to these questions are, for the most part, irrelevant although certainly interesting. The questions were never presented with the intention of coming to any sort
The Residual Effects Of Good Communication
Mon, Mar 3, 2004
by Drew McManus
Over the weekend I received an email from an orchestra executive that commented on how much better the world of classical music would be if it was better at communication. He talked about one topic in particular; press kits that come from guest artists and/or their managers. Regarding that issue he had this to say:
