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It’s Tax Time + San Francisco Cancels Tour

Monday, March 18th, 2013 by Drew McManus

I’m buried up to my neck in preparing everything tax related to send off to my accountant extraordinaire (if you’re local Chicago, get in touch, for his firm’s contact info); as such, I’m shirking my blogging duties today by posting some San Francisco Symphony related links but rest assured, I’ll be back in the saddle again tomorrow and hopefully, there will be some good news to post about San Fran. Janos …

The Worst Way To Begin A Work Stoppage

Thursday, March 14th, 2013 by Drew McManus

Granted, there’s no good way to begin a work stoppage but the recent one at the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) is starting off as a text book example for how stakeholders should never approach something like this. If this is all new to you, here’s an overview of the fighting points: Let’s break this down into accessible talking points: Simply put, they’re all a bunch of deserving winners. So why on …

A Sad Day: SFSymphony Oboist William Bennett Has Passed Away

Friday, March 1st, 2013 by Drew McManus

After suffering a brain hemorrhage during his performance of the Strauss Oboe Concerto, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Principal Oboist William Bennett passed away. Bennett served as the orchestra’s Principal Oboist for 26 years but was a member of the orchestra 34 years. The orchestra released a statement on 2/28/2013 and there have been numerous articles recounting his career, accomplishments, and consummate musicianship. H/T to Brian Wise at WQXR for posting this …

A Tangled Web We Weave

Friday, June 29th, 2018Friday, February 17th, 2012 by Drew McManus

The inimitable Lisa Hirsch posted a fascinating article at The Iron Tongue of Midnight on 2/15/2012 that vents some frustration with her attempts to utilize subscriber benefits at the San Francisco Symphony. Hirsch takes the time to lay out what she perceives as a fine print laden subscriber benefit program.

Pushing The Sky Up In Boston

Friday, June 29th, 2018Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 by Drew McManus

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) recently wrapped up a new three year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that flies in the face of the Chicken Little Think Tank sky is falling doctrine. Normally, we wouldn’t spend time looking at what amounts to a typical contract with standard improvements but given the recent concessionary agreement in Philadelphia, it seems appropriate to examine some of the contract provisions.