Questions? Answers.
March 8, 2011 In: Careers, OnCampusBack in January, I posted a blog about Musical America’s exciting new partnership with Edna Landau – “Ask Edna.” Since starting her new blog, Edna has addressed some excellent career-related questions by young musicians, and she has provided some insightful guidance and ideas to consider. Recently, I figured I would throw a question into the […]
Arts Entrepreneurship — Third Dimension
March 4, 2011 In: Education, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, ResctructuringAfter digesting the many superb responses, both published here and private, to last week’s blog entry, I spent a lot of time pondering what is really bothering me about the arts entrepreneurship “movement.” I realized that I have been hoping for …
Community outreach – ideas for guidelines
March 2, 2011 In: Negotiation, Orchestra Economics, Professionalism, The FutureIt appears that a big reason that the Detroit Symphony potential settlement fell apart was a dispute over $2 million for community outreach. I am sure there is more to it than that but if there is still a spark of hope embedded in that concept it is worth taking a closer look. The term […]
Trust the Power of the Young
In: UncategorizedBack in 2006 when I was being recruited by NEC I found myself being interviewed by countless people – faculty, Board members, staff, donors, community. You name it and I met them. At the time I was transitioning from a … Continue reading →
Orchestras and the union movement
March 1, 2011 In: History, Negotiation, The Future, What They Think About UsMilwaukee is not quite equidistant from Madison and Detroit, but it does sit precisely on the line between them that a crow (or a Boeing) would fly. So it’s fitting that events in Detroit and Madison resonate so loudly with this member of the Milwaukee Symphony – an orchestra in the Rust Belt that’s had […]
Make Friends – Your Peers Are Your Best Resource
February 28, 2011 In: Gigs, ProfessionalismThink about it. It’s only human nature to recommend a friend for a job. Putting aside the fact that if you recommend him or her, he or she may reciprocate one day, it just feels good to help out a friend, provided they are a good fit for the job. Even though music is a […]
The worst is yet to come
In: Careers, Labor relations, Negotiation, What They Think About UsIf you think that the Detroit Symphony labor dispute has been hard to watch, steel yourselves because the worst is yet to come. If the parties can’t find their way to a settlement in very short order, it will be even harder to watch the orchestra disintegrate. The recent “farewell” posting by the entire DSO […]
Arts Entrepreneurship — Lack of Imagination, Lack of Chutzpah?
February 25, 2011 In: UncategorizedI will soon be teaching a new course called Arts Entrepreneurship here at Drexel. I’ve been preparing for this on and off since last summer. In addition to reviewing literature and current thinking on the topic I have been looking at offeri…
Picking the meat off the carcass
February 24, 2011 In: Orchestra EconomicsVery, very sad: Heritage Global Partners has been selected by Chapter 7 Trustee, Richard Yanagi, to conduct a live auction of assets of the Honolulu Symphony. The Trustee’s Motion to engage Heritage Global Partners is currently subject to final approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Hawaii. Following approval, the bulk […]