Shop Talk S01E08: Centering Equity
Tue, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
In a week where giving thanks is on the mind, I am remarkably grateful these two dynamic and candid guests agreed to join the pod and talk about equity. Ruby Lopez Harper, Americans for the Arts Senior Director of Local Arts Advancement, and Dr. Brea M. Heidelberg, Associate Professor & the Director of the Entertainment
Shop Talk, Last Call: Listen To The Situation
Fri, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
At the end of S01E07, guest Scot Silberstein inadvertently set up a fantastic topic for a Last Call installment around the idea of the Stephen R. Covey quote “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” It triggered a fascinating exchange in how that applies to
Shop Talk S01E07: Changing Your Narrative
Tue, Nov 11, 2020
by Drew McManus
How does an industry with so many decades of carefully crafted narrative go about changing on a dime in response to a prolonged pandemic? This was the basic premise of today’s episode and in order to talk it out, I invited two of the sharpest minds I know that work inside the arts field: author,
Shop Talk S01E06: The Need For Expertise
Tue, Oct 10, 2020
by Drew McManus
This episode’s topic is based on Jason’s blog post, The Most Teachable Era In Human History For The Necessity of Expertise. Questions of expertise are particularly relevant here an now when considering whether the field has leaders with what we need for these unique challenges. But can that expertise be clearly defined? Do we know
Shop Talk Last Call: Cross Pollination In A Good Thing
Fri, Oct 10, 2020
by Drew McManus
It’s Last Call and today’s installment features S01E05 guests Zak Vassar and Jeff Vom Saal as they respond to the following reader question: “Are there advantages in having professionally-trained musicians in administrative roles?” Guests About Shop Talk The official podcast of Adaptistration.com, Shop Talk invites captivating guests to talk about engaging topics connected to the orchestra business.
Shop Talk S01E05: What Orchestras Administrators Really Need
Tue, Oct 10, 2020
by Drew McManus
Guests: Zak Vassar, President & CEO of the Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts; and Jeff Vom Saal, Executive Director of the Spokane Symphony & Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox.
Shop Talk S01E04: Fostering BIPOC And Women Composers
Tue, Sep 9, 2020
by Drew McManus
Who says COVID shutdowns mean you can’t have a new music workshop? Nonsense! Necessity is the mother of invention and in this installment of Shop Talk we sit down with the trio of big musical brains responsible for putting together The Great Plains Composition Workshop at the Wichita Symphony Orchestra (WSO), which reached out to
Shop Talk S01E03: Deconstructing Silos
Tue, Sep 9, 2020
by Drew McManus
In the beginning when Artsgod created nonprofit administration, the org chart was a formless void of jack-of-all-trades that covered the face of the deep. Then Artsgod said, “Let there be light” and there was light. Artsgod saw that the light was good; and he separated marketing from development. Artsgod called the light earned income and
Shop Talk Last Call: Board Diversity
Fri, Sep 9, 2020
by Drew McManus
Grab a cocktail and strap in, we’re going to talk about board diversity with S01E02 guests Weston Sprott and Jason Haaheim. This segment produced a number of memorable quotes: “Power sharing, that’s really what this conversation is all about.” “It’s the modern equivalent of Papal Indulgences.” “Normal led to this, I’m not sure we want
Shop Talk S01E02: Art Has Always Been Political
Tue, Sep 9, 2020
by Drew McManus
“Yes, duh, art has always been political.” That’s the way one of this episode’s guests described today’s topic, but in the form of one slice of bread used to create the larger sandwich: are opera companies living up to their missions? This episode’s guests include Weston Sprott, Dean of the Preparatory Division at the Juilliard
