All About The Schermerhorn Symphony Center Part 5
Thu, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
Although we spent an entire week during the month of September taking a virtual tour around Nashville Symphony’s new $123.5 million Schermerhorn Symphony Center, we didn’t quite get all the way through. As such, it is high time to resume the final two articles in this series. This installment will continue by examining the SSC’s
Playing Around With A Little Role Reversal
Wed, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
Next Wednesday, I have the honor of serving as a guest lecturer for the UW-Madison’s Bolz Center for Arts Administration, Arts Administration Seminar; a core graduate seminar in their MBA in Arts Administration program. Although that’s a mouthful to say, what it means is that I’ll be leading a three hour class on a topic
Final Survey Update
Tue, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
I’m back from my business trip and while getting caught up on everything waiting here for me today, I thought I’d post a final report for the Applause & Pretentiousness survey. Since the last report, there have been an additional 52 responses…
A Question Of Lodging
Mon, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
I was planning to post a link back to a “Best Of” segment today as I’m still en route to Chicago but a hotel stay that went from mediocre to lousy has inspired me to put up something new…
The Updated Website Review Report Is Now Available
Thu, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
The latest in the series of Adaptistration publications is now available; The Adaptistration Orchestra Website Review: 2004 through 2006 Report…
Lighten The Mood
Wed, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
After reading the article in this morning’s Arts Journal music news about the former executive director of the Lafayette (IN) Symphony Orchestra that was arrested for alleged sexual misconduct charges involving a minor, I decided to put what I originally had planned for today on hold and post something of a lighter nature…
Applause & Pretentiousness Survey: Detailed Results
Tue, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
Although the survey is still open, I created a cutoff point at 3:30p.m. CT in order to tabulate the responses…
Applause & Pretentiousness Survey: Early Results
Mon, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
I originally planned on posting some detailed results from last week’s Applause & Pretentiousness Survey but at more than a steady stream of 150 responses, it isn’t showing any sign of slowing down, so I’m going to let it run at least another day. However, there’s been a great deal of worthwhile discussion going on
Weekly Email Summary SNAFU
Sat, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
My apologies to the subscribes to the weekly email summary subscribers but a technical glitch prevented it from going out this week. All things being equal, it will return next week. Thank you for your patience and understanding and in the meantime, if you haven’t signed up to receive the weekly email summary, you can
To Clap Or Not To Clap – By Leonard Slatkin
Fri, Oct 10, 2006
by Drew McManus
I don’t feature guest writers at Adaptistration very much; in fact, I don’t think I’ve ever had one before now. Nevertheless, during some recent time in Nashville, I crossed paths with Leonard Slatkin, the Music Director for the National Symphony and recently appointed Music Advisor for the Nashville Symphony. Eventually, the conversation made its way
