Better Late Than Never?
Wed, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
The 9/20/2018 edition of the Los Angeles Times published an article by Mark Swed that features an interview with Simon Woods, the LA Philharmonic’s new CEO. It a good get-to-know-you interview that provides Woods a platform to address some of the topics on his mind about where the orchestra is and where he wants it
Six Years Later And Some Websites Are Still Using 12px Font Size
Tue, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
I try not to interweave my day to day life into this blog but today is an exception to the rule. Recently, my optician informed me I needed a stronger prescription; in fact, I needed to begin using progressive lenses. Consequently, I’m acutely aware of how much worse my eyesight is now compared to, say,
Talking About Nonprofit Tech RFP’s With Tony Martignetti at Nonprofit Radio
Mon, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
During the 2018 Nonprofit Technology Conference, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to present a session on nonprofit technology RFPs (Requests for Proposals). On the conference’s opening day, my co-presenter, Ceci Dadisman, and I sat down to record a session for Tony Martignetti’s Nonprofit Radio program and that episode was published last Friday. You
Look At That, Older Age Groups Do Use Mobile
Fri, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
Recently, I had the pleasure of conducting a private Google Analytics training session with a performing arts organization and one of the skills we covered was how to use the Secondary Dimension function to cross tabulate data. During that process, one of the items we uncovered is the top three age groups that converted to
Principal Trombonist Facing Sexual Misconduct Allegations Is Suspended From Teaching Position During Investigation
Thu, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
While the Cleveland Orchestra announced in September, 2018 it would suspend principal trombone Massimo La Rosa pending an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) took a full month to follow suit. Nonetheless, according to an article by Zachary Lewis in the 10/16/2018 edition of the Plain Dealer, CIM finally
Let’s Take All The Repeats For Berklee’s “Music Careers In Dollars and Cents”
Wed, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
Every now and then I’m fortunate enough to have someone point out a resource I missed when it was originally released. The most recent example is Berklee College of Music’s Music Careers In Dollars and Cents resource from 2016 that provides salary ranges for quite a few professions in the US music business. A big
Examining The Lyric Opera Orchestra Settlement
Tue, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
On Sunday, 10/14/2018 the Lyric Opera of Chicago (LOC) and its musicians ended a week-long strike with a new three-year agreement. Instead of the customary joint press statement announcing the news, each stakeholder released their own notice. While LOC’s statement failed to reference any terms, the musicians’ release covered a few highlights and based on
A Quick Look Ahead
Mon, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
Just a quick update post today. First up, good news from Chicago where the Lyric Opera strike has ended. Both sides have issued individual press statements and we’ll be looking at those details along with some of the PR exchanges from both sides later this week. Next up, the Music of Star Trek (MoST) podcast
#TBT Alexa, Why Should I Get Off The Couch and Go To An Orchestra Concert?
Thu, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
Holly Mulcahy recently issued a challenge at her blog, Neo Classical, asking readers to come up with solutions to some of the most common apathy driven reasons why people don’t attend live orchestra concerts. But there’s a trick, you can’t use one of several old-school talking points. Below I’ll list several common reasons people opt
Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra Goes On Strike
Wed, Oct 10, 2018
by Drew McManus
At 10:30am CT, the musicians of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra (CLOO), represented by the Chicago Federation of Musicians (CFM), released a press statement announcing they are on strike against their employer, Lyric Opera of Chicago (LOC). Why They Went On Strike According to the musicians’ statement, the decision to strike was due to the
