Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

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The Pandemic’s Impact On Us Vs. Them Syndrome

Mon, Nov 11, 2021
by Drew McManus
There’s a fascinating article in the 10/26/21 edition of the Pittsburgh-Gazette by Jeremy Reynolds that examines the impact vaccination mandates are having on Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) musicians. Like many nonprofit performing arts organizations, the PSO adopted vaccination requirements for all artist employees and Reynolds’ article dives into some of the resulting conflict among some
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Are You Looking For A Marketing Or Development Position?

Thu, Mar 3, 2016
by Drew McManus
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I don’t typically point out job openings here at Adaptistration but today will be an exception to the rule thanks to an unusual set of circumstances that managed to produce not one, but two openings inside an organization for all the right reasons. In this instance, the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO) is looking for
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Crawling Into The Minds Of Millennials

Thu, Jan 1, 2016
by Drew McManus
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In what often feels like an out of control, downhill tumble in the search for Millennial ticket buyers, the orchestra field routinely implements a variety of efforts to survey, analyze this demographic but sometimes, they show up right on your doorstep with everything you want to know. Case in point, Sarah Vansandt is a Millennial
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Quality Culture Offerings Is Deal-Breaker For Wall Street Journal’s Best Place To Retire

Tue, Dec 12, 2015
by Drew McManus
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The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article by Nancy Henderson, Best Places to Retire: Chattanooga Blends Culture and the Outdoors, on 11/29/2015 that reports the best city in the US to retire is Chattanooga, TN; but the real story, for the orchestra field at least, is how much influence cultural offerings contributed to that
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Are You A Jennifer Higdon Fan?

Thu, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
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A bit of shameless vested interest promotion today in the form of advocating an upcoming performance of Jennifer Higdon’s 2010 Pulitzer-prize winning Violin Concerto on March 12, 2015 with the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO) featuring their concertmaster, Holly Mulcahy. The vested interest part comes into play because Ms. Mulcahy, in addition to being an
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