It seems that the interpretation of unity is more flexible than ever as Peter Dobrin’s article from the 8/17/2011 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the Philadelphia Orchestra Association (POA) musicians sent a letter to their board that formally rejects the orchestra’s recent strategic plan along with taking issue over how their supposed role has been publicly portrayed.
In particular, Dobrin points out that the fly in the ointment for this situation is POA president Allison Vulgamore, who along with her management team crafted the plan, has been repeatedly asserting in no uncertain terms that the plan was the result of meaningful musician involvement. According to the musicians’ letter, this was an unpleasant surprise.
Consequently, it shouldn’t come as much surprise that such a public divergence of perspective caught the attention of Dixon, Adaptistration’s political cartoonist, who delivered the following cartoon to my email inbox late last night.
And as evidence that truth is stranger than fiction, the POA strategic plan actually lists “an airport hangar or warehouse” as potential venues. You’ll find it on pages 21 & 22 (pages 29 & 30 of the pdf file) under the sub heading “New traditions.”
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