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olympic committee apologises to VSO

by Charles Noble on December 20, 2009

Looks like some good came of the bruhaha over the VSO-as-mime orchestra situation in Vacouver, B.C.: Saturday, after Tovey and the orchestra received a two-day, standing-ovation-like response for turning VANOC down, 2010 officials issued a statement apologizing “for putting the orchestra in an untenable position regarding the opening ceremonies.” They now say the orchestra will

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vancouver symphony refuses to mime

by Charles Noble on December 18, 2009

Good for them! The Vancouver Symphony has pulled out of plans to record music for the 2010 Winter Olympics for other musicians to “play sync” to outdoors. VSO conductor Bramwell Tovey was asked to conduct the recording session, but was told another conductor would perform his actions at the ceremonies. “My participation at the opening

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