It’s easy to have a well-developed sense of ennui by the end of a symphonic season, at least if you’re a member of the ensemble. But, occasionally, it’s nice to have a gut check provided by one of your brothers or sisters in the orchestra world. Mine came this morning in the form of a
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Robert Levine, writing over at Abu Bratsche, has finally weighed in on the Columbus Symphony debacle. It’s a pretty damning case he makes for the vast majority of the responsibility to be given to the board of the Columbus Symphony for the current state of affairs. I’d consider it required reading – discuss. Even with
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The news from Columbus seems to be getting more dire by the day, and those with the power to change the situation seem unwilling to do so (or to be charitable, unable to do so). Here’s a collection of posts from around the classical blogosphere concerning the situation in Columbus as of late. Drew McManus
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It appears that we may be on the verge of whatever will happen in Columbus, if this results in an impasse. Press release from the CSO musicians’ web site:
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The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Columbus Symphony musicians and management met at the negotiating table today for the first time since proposed cuts of musicians and weeks of the season (by 22 musicians and 12 weeks, respectively) were first presented to the musicians on January 17, 2008 (a presentation that the musicians, for better
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Sam Bergman, violist with the Minnesota Orchestra, has written an insightful and compelling post about the current situation in Columbus. Here’s the crux of his argument against the draconian cuts proposed by the CSO board and management: Consider it from another angle: let’s say that the Minnesota Timberwolves, plagued for years by slumping ticket sales,
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Sad, but true: Douglas Fisher Member, Columbus Symphony Orchestra President, Local 103, AFM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2008 Columbus Symphony Musicians Vote To Allow Live Recording Next week’s Columbus Symphony Orchestra program will be recorded live for the international recording company Denon, which will release it on compact disc. At the personal request of
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The Columbus Symphony musicians have issued a formal response to the planned cuts of both season and personnel by the Columbus Symphony Association.
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