It’s looking more and more likely that the labor dispute between the New York City Opera (NYCO) and its singers and orchestra musicians is going to consume the entire organization. In a last ditch effort to get the current season underway as scheduled, mediated negotiations proved unsuccessful and all parties came out swinging in the press after talks broke down.
Year: 2012
Rocky Start To New Year For Louisville Orchestra Musicians
According to a report filed by Elizabeth Kramer in the 1/6/2012 edition of the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Louisville Orchestra (LO) musicians found themselves on the wrong side of a ruling from Kentucky’s Office of Employment and Training, which determined they are on strike and not locked out.
Conductors Guild Conference Hindsight
I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the 2012 Conductors Guild Conference yesterday, the What Executive Directors are Looking for in a Music Director session went well; the moderator did a terrific job at keeping the discussion engaged and the attendees were full of questions at the end.
What Executive Directors are Looking for in a Music Director
following is an outline of the points provided during the “What Executive Directors are Looking for in a Music Director” panel from the 2012 Conductor’s Guild Conference, Thursday, January 5, 2012. Panel: Stephen Burns, Drew McManus, Donald Schleicher, Jeff vom Saal (Moderator) [ilink url=””https://adaptistration.com/hi-lets-talk” style=”note”]Questions about anything above? Then get in touch :)[/ilink]
Off To Maestroland & NYP Has A New CEO
It’s all about the maestro today as I’ll be participating in the opening day of the 2012 Conductors Guild Annual Conference here in Chicago. My session on What Executive Directors are Looking for in a Music Director begins at 2:45pm CT and I’ll do my best to post some thoughts after it wraps up.