Full Of Sound And Fury, Signifying Nothing
Fri, Sep 9, 2007
by Drew McManus
Much has been written throughout the blogosphere about last weekend’s New York Times article by Stephanie Strom on the merits of certain charitable deductions. Frankly, I’m surprised the piece garnered that much attention as it seems more to do with the typical class-warfare nonsense associated with national elections than anything having to do with the
Get A Sneak Peak At The Top 10 Orchestra Websites
Thu, Sep 9, 2007
by Drew McManus
Next week marks the beginning of the the 4th annual Adaptistration Annual Orchestra Website Review but you don’t have to wait until then to find out which orchestras are in the Top 10…
News From Philadelphia & Thoughts On Regional Touring
Wed, Sep 9, 2007
by Drew McManus
Peter Dobrin’s ArtsWatch blog at the Philadelphia Inquirer featured a post yesterday which examined the ongoing negotiations at the Philadelphia orchestra and also brought up a good discussion about regional touring… In this blog entry, Peter mentions that one of the points in this year’s negotiation centers on expanding regional touring. And since Peter is
Contract Details From Detroit
Tue, Sep 9, 2007
by Drew McManus
Mark Stryker at the Detroit Free Press had an article published today which sheds some light on the details surrounding Detroit’s home-stretch settlement. All in all, it looks like both sides gave just as much as they got…
Some Beginning Of The Week Absurdity
Mon, Sep 9, 2007
by Drew McManus
It seems that every other year or so we come across an instance where an ensemble is considering paying musicians based on how many notes play. For some time, that was just about the craziest thing one could run across in this business, at least, until now…
More Good News From The 11th Hour
Fri, Sep 9, 2007
by Drew McManus
It seems the San Antonio Symphony isn’t the only group managing to pull up at the last moment in order to avoid a work stoppage. Mark Stryker at the Detroit Free Press reports that the management and musicians at the Detroit Symphony are near an agreement as the major issue of minimum base salary has
Details Surrounding San Antonio’s Settlement
Thu, Sep 9, 2007
by Drew McManus
On Monday September 3, 2007 the musicians of the San Antonio Symphony orchestra (SAS) ratified a new four year agreement with their employer, the San Antonio Symphony Society…
Is There Value In Being Green?
Wed, Sep 9, 2007
by Drew McManus
My wife, Holly Mulcahy, published an article at The Partial Observer in the beginning of this week which examines the value in orchestras going green. There are a number of worthwhile hurdles to the notion but at the same time I think there are equally worthwhile considerations…
A Fitting Way To Mark Labor Day
Mon, Sep 9, 2007
by Drew McManus
I can’t think of a more appropriate way to mark Labor Day than to post a reminder about last Friday’s 11th hour agreement between the San Antonio Symphony Society and their musicians on a new collective bargaining agreement. Details behind the agreement were issued in a press release from the musicians (still no official word
BREAKING NEWS FROM SAN ANTONIO
Fri, Aug 8, 2007
by Drew McManus
6:16p.m. ET: According to sources inside the negotiations, the San Antonio Symphony Society and Musicians have reached a tentative agreement. Details will be released as they are made available but(see update below) the musicians are planning to meet on Monday morning, September 3, 2007 to conduct a ratification meeting. As such, it looks like both
