You can surf over to the DSO’s website and watch their PBS televised return to the stage at the Max on-demand. Watch the video here.
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Watch the full episode. See more PBS NewsHour.
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I was thinking about the Detroit Symphony strike today, as I was going about my business, and a few thoughts came to me. My first thought is what are all of the stakeholders at the DSO feeling right now? Surely, they are all relieved that the orchestra did not go over the brink and cancel
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The Detroit Free Press has announced that the Detroit Symphony musicians and management have come to a tentative settlement of the six-month long strike. Face-to-face meetings resumed after an unnamed intermediary proposed terms that were accepted by both sides. Details here and here. [shout out to Drew McManus at adaptistration.com for posting the links] New
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Here’s the latest – apparently there was a bit “of confusion” with regards to the DSO board’s response to the musicians’ proposal to resume playing while submitting to binding arbitration. Talks are continuing between both sides of the dispute as reported by Michael Hodges in The Detroit News: “We continue to hold out the hand of
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UPDATE: Talks are still ongoing. I just received this email from Save Our Symphony a few moments ago – this is not a good turn in a five month dispute that has had many bad ones: March 4, 2011 Dear SOS Supporters, Tonight the Detroit Symphony management formally rejected the musicians’ recent proposal of submitting
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Or, as they say on the internets, WTF??!! The Detroit Symphony regime, er, management, has taken a Qadaffi-esque approach to the musicians’ strike with a spray of gunfire, er, announcement that if the musicians don’t settle for more concessions than were proposed in their last, best offer, then the orchestra would be replaced. Um… I’m
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Well, here we are. The game of brinksmanship at the Detroit Symphony has been carried to its (il)logical conclusion – the musicians are still on strike, and management has ‘suspended’ (née canceled) the remainder of the current season. Is this what both sides of this contract warfare were hoping for? I am certain that both
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Here’s a collection of links to news and related blog posts about the current strike at the Detroit Symphony. UPDATED: Latest info: Detroit Musician’s concert to be televised – NY Times DSO bosses risk orchestra’s future – Detroit News Sarah Chang Flap Links: Sarah Chang lands in S. Cal following Detroit drama – LA Times
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In response to the management of the Detroit Symphony imposing their “last, best offer”, the musicians have called a strike, set to begin on October 4th at 10:00 a.m. Here’s the press release from the players: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DSO MUSICIANS TO GO ON STRIKE OCT. 4 DETROIT, Sept. 26—“The strike is on, effective Monday,
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UPDATE: Looks like the clock has ticked to 11:59 p.m. tonight. Read the latest here. Remember the Doomsday Clock? It was established by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago in 1947. It reflects the proximity of the world to nuclear annihilation – midnight – by the use of an analog
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Video from the Detroit FOX affiliate:
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This came over the PRNewswire today (thanks to Elaine for bringing it to my attention): Detroit Symphony Musicians Targeted for Deep Slashes; Will Other Symphony Orchestra Musicians Also Be Under Gun? DETROIT, July 29 /PRNewswire/ — Salary cuts upwards of 28 percent, drastic cuts in their health insurance, elimination of contributions to their retirement benefits,
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