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Nashville Gets Some Big Sponsorship Love

Fri, Jun 6, 2013
by Drew McManus
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For an orchestra that Bank of America (BoA) deemed so unsustainable that it decided to foreclosure on its primary venue, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) still manages to secure large corporate sponsors for their flagship concert series. On 6/13/2013, the NSO announced that Aegis Sciences Corporation has sponsored the orchestra’s 2013/14 Classical Concert series to
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Some Initial Thoughts On Nashville

Wed, Jun 6, 2013
by Drew McManus
I’ve been deliberately holding off writing anything about the real-time game of chicken going on between the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and Bank of America over the latter’s decision to foreclose on the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in order to see if the situation resolved itself. But since that didn’t happen over the weekend, it is
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A Breath Of Fresh Air From Nashville

Thu, Apr 4, 2013
by Drew McManus
Amidst all the lowest common denominator labor disputes over the past several years, it feels like a genuine reprieve to watch things unfold at the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) where the organization is navigating difficult financial issues with lenders while simultaneously entering into a collective bargaining agreement negotiation. If it were just about any other
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Back After A Whirlwind Weekend With Some Thoughts About Nashville

Mon, Mar 3, 2013
by Drew McManus
It was go-go-go this past weekend in Los Angeles, CA for the HEARTbeats Foundation’s benefit album release event (more on that later in the week when pictures are ready but you can purchase a copy now at iTunes); in the meantime, I wanted to post some thoughts on the Nashville Symphony Orchestra’s (NSO) news last
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Why Isn't Everybody Nice?

Mon, Jul 7, 2012
by Drew McManus
Sunday’s appearance on SoundNotion.tv was a great deal of fun but one conversation in particular worth noting from the Good News segment is something that I’ve been meaning to write about for some time now but simply haven’t done it. Specifically, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and their ordeal while forced out of their brand
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