Year: 2010

Post T-Day Pointers

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I hope everyone was able to relax and enjoy their Thanksgiving Day. Today I want to post a quick pointer over to a Twitter project from Marc van Bree (@mcmvanbree) and Lacey Huszcza (@LaceyH; LACO dir. ops & promotions)  called Ask A Conductor (#askaconductor). Van Bree posted details about the event his blog, but in short, it takes place on a single day (12/8/2010) and allows Twitter followers ask their questions …

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Regrettable Indifference In Detroit

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The 11/20/2010 edition of The Guardian published an article by Ed Pilkington that examines the ongoing labor dispute at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO). For the most part, Pilkington’s articles covers the typical back story points but one item in particular is very new and has the potential for lurching the conflict to a new level of antagonism…

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Reports Of Liquidation Emerge In Honolulu

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KITV.com, the Honolulu ABC affiliate, reports that the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra (HSO) may be planning to shift from reorganization to liquidation bankruptcy as early as next month. The HSO announced plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November, 2009 and a full year later it looks like they may dissolve the institution and liquidate all assets…

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This Is How You Protest

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The US musician labor movement has much to learn about the modern art of protesting from their Dutch counterparts where musicians from the Dutch Radio Orchestra staged a flashmob event at The Hague central train station on October 26, 2010. It was a very impressive event and one that has a great deal of potential not only by player associations but any orchestral organization looking for a way to react against funding cuts…

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