The 8/22/2011 edition of the Louisville Courier-Journal published an article by Elizabeth Kramer that reports on the fallout following the American Federation of Musicians’ (AFM) decision to place the Louisville Orchestra (LO) on its Unfair List in response to orchestra CEO’s public statement that the orchestra would pursue using non union represented musicians if they fail to come to an agreement with the AFM.
Stepping On Some Toes
It’s a delicate art to talk about something uncomfortable such as racism, sexism, and any other squirm inducing -ism, especially since this field already has to push back against misconceptions of elitism. But at the same time, we’re no different in this regard than any other business and addressing the dark and ugly sides is something that needs to be done. Case in point, conductor Bill Eddins tackled racism in an …
