Adaptistration – Page 578 – Drew McManus on the orchestra business.

Learn To Love Lobbying

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 by Drew McManus

There’s a great post over at Butts In The Seats titled Info You Can Use: What Is Lobbying and Can I Do It? which covers some of the basics of lobbying do’s and don’ts (thanks in part to the Charity Lawyer Blog). In the age of government budget cuts, lobbying is more important than ever if orchestras hope to stand an ice cube’s chance in hell to retain funding… In my …

Oil Prices Are Going Up And You Know What That Means

Monday, March 7th, 2011 by Drew McManus

The turmoil in the Middle East has had a strong impact on the price of oil and as a result, gas prices are starting to spike. What this means for the field is a new round of increased difficulties with attracting worthwhile per service and substitute musicians…

Detroit Poll Results

Friday, March 4th, 2011 by Drew McManus

Last Friday’s Detroit Symphony Orchestra oriented poll not only beat the previous all time high for most responses, it shattered it. The first question garnered just over 1000 responses while the second question produced a hair less than 1000. And with full poll logging measures in place to prevent a single respondent from flooding any one answer, it seems clear that this is a subject readers feel strongly about…

Thursday News Roundup

Friday, June 29th, 2018Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 by Drew McManus

It’s been another eventful week. The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced that music director James Levine will be stepping down as of 9/1/2011 but no word on emeritus status while in New York City, the Metropolitan Opera says “Levine intends to fulfill his schedule here for the remainder of this season and in future seasons”…

Life After Near Death In Detroit?

Friday, June 29th, 2018Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 by Drew McManus

Yesterday’s announcement from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) musicians about their willingness to return to work without a contract is the closest thing the group has had to hope in some time. But before everyone begins rejoicing, there are conditions in the form of both sides agreeing to binding arbitration as a means to an end for the five month old strike…