Although it hasn’t garnered much national attention, a major event transpired over the past week in Hawaii as the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra (HSO) reached a three year agreement with their musicians. For an organization that has been plagued by a series of financial problems and board destabilization over the past few years, the agreement should serve as a concrete commitment to earlier sentiments of cohesion between the musicians and the board. Details of the new agreement, along with a slew of reader comments, are available in a comprehensive article by Christie Wilson in the 9/13/080 edition of the Honolulu Adviser. Perhaps an omen of good things to come, the Adviser published a very positive review of the HSOs “Ring without Words” concert the following day.
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