Making The Case For Playback Bars During Live Performances
Wed, Jun 6, 2018
by Drew McManus
Last week while having dinner with a friend and colleague, we started talking about the new listener concert experience. My friend, a music director, mentioned that one of the most disheartening aspects from his perspective is when he sees patrons leave a longer work toward the end, right before the payoff when everything comes together
You Mean You Haven’t Pivoted From Comps To Influencer Marketing Yet?
Tue, Jun 6, 2018
by Drew McManus
If you have any interest in driving down comps while filling up full price seats, there are two articles you simply must read. The first is from violinist Holly Mulcahy* in a Neo Classical post from 6/15/2018 where she talks about the vast untapped potential influencer marketing can have on improving meaningful audience development activities.
Have You Considered On-Site Professional Development?
Mon, Jun 6, 2018
by Drew McManus
I’m off to Palm Beach, FL for three days of on-site client work at The Society of the Four Arts and Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. While I love the benefits reliable teleconferencing deliver vis-a-vis improving direct client support and reducing the necessity for on-site work, there’s always something special about being able to work alongside
2018 Orchestra Compensation Reports: The Big Picture
Fri, Jun 6, 2018
by Drew McManus
Each year, one of the most popular items in the orchestra compensation reports is a big picture overview of all compensation alongside Total Expenditure figures. If you’ve been looking for something that shows all the report values in a single chart, this is your article. Sorry, but this information is only made available for one
2018 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Concertmasters
Thu, Jun 6, 2018
by Drew McManus
After three consecutive years of decline, the 2015/16 season finally saw a positive gain in the average concertmaster’s compensation level. Nonetheless, overall growth over the last decade has been far below their music director and executive peers. The Information In order to provide information that is as accurate as possible, info from the 2015/16 season is gathered
2018 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Music Directors
Wed, Jun 6, 2018
by Drew McManus
If you were a music director during the 2015/16 season, there’s a good chance you enjoyed a sharp uptick in compensation. The 2015/16 season was also the first season the average compensation rate exceeded the $600,000 threshold. The Information In order to provide information that is as accurate as possible, info from the 2015/16 season is gathered
2018 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Executives
Tue, Jun 6, 2018
by Drew McManus
When it comes to executive compensation, the 2015/16 season was one were average figures were skewed by a larger than normal number of CEO vacancies and interim appointments among the higher paying positions. But even then, the average executive compensation increased by just over one percent. The Information In order to provide information that is as
2018 Orchestra Compensation Reports: Introduction
Mon, Jun 6, 2018
by Drew McManus
As is the case with every annual orchestra compensation report, the most important element to keep in mind is these figures encompass the 2015/16 season and not the current season. Although it isn’t unusual to expect that the most recent figures available would cover the previous season, that’s not how things work thanks to these reasons: Most
There Are No Words
Fri, Jun 6, 2018
by Drew McManus
Remember Stanley E. Romanstein, the former Atlanta Symphony CEO? The one who presided over two of the nastiest labor disputes in the orchestra’s history? The one musicians have on a recording delivering a promise after the first labor dispute not to return looking for additional concessions at the next negotiation (but did exactly that)? He’s going
#TBT Make Money, Get Paid
Thu, Jun 6, 2018
by Drew McManus
We’re on the cusp of the the 2018 orchestra compensation reports so what better topic to focus on for #TBT than finance? First up, go look up the information your own dam*ed self at the Orchestra Financial Reports resource page (bunch of lazy kids with your Beethoven and Mary Jane…get off my lawn while you’re at
