New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Things That Make you Go “Buh?” NJSO
Tue, Mar 3, 2009
by Drew McManus
The 3/20/2009 edition of the New York Times published an article by Dan Wakin that compares and contrasts the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s 2008/09 and 2009/10 seasons. Of particular note is the news that the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) is using orchestra musicians to reduce overall guest artist expenditures. Unfortunately, the way the programming
Ouch.
Tue, Jul 7, 2006
by Drew McManus
More troubled news coming from the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Annual operating debt combined with a questionable instrument collection purchase has conspired to put the NJSO in a position where they have apparently opted for an arts administrator’s version of the Hail Mary pass: a massive withdrawal from their endowment…
Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 4
Wed, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
The final installment in the series of articles examining the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Internal Review Report will continue where Part 3 finished. After examining issues of valuation and authenticity what’s left are some of the most critical issues related to any musical instrument, how they sound and what the musicians think of them. Issue
Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 3
Tue, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Part 3 in the series of articles examining the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Internal Review Report will continue where Part 2 finished, whether or not all of the instruments in the Axelrod collection are authentic. As was examined in Part 2, there were numerous contradictions between the Trustee’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations regarding the value
Too Much Snow And Cold
Mon, Jan 1, 2005
by Drew McManus
Due to the heavy snow in the Northeast it was quite a chore shoveling all the snow from the driveway – Keeping Up With The Jones’ In New Jersey Part 3 will be delayed until tomorrow. If you missed Part 1 or Part 2, now’s a good time to catch up. In the meantime, there’s
