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A Breath Of Fresh Air From Nashville

Thursday, April 4th, 2013 by Drew McManus

Amidst all the lowest common denominator labor disputes over the past several years, it feels like a genuine reprieve to watch things unfold at the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) where the organization is navigating difficult financial issues with lenders while simultaneously entering into a collective bargaining agreement negotiation. If it were just about any other group, those two occurrences would all but assure an ugly Detroit style institutional evisceration. Fortunately, Nashville …

Missing The Obvious

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 by Drew McManus

Have you been following the hoopla surrounding the auction of the “Titanic Violin” that was allegedly found with the body of the ill fated ship’s band master, Wallace Hartley? It’s been an interesting media circus and ever since it was announced that the instrument would go up for auction at the end of this month, a steady stream of cynicism has been casting shadows over the whole affair. Consequently, it’s heartening …

The Cohen Variable

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 by Drew McManus

Although there is no progress to report on the six month work stoppage at the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA), Graydon Royce authored an interesting overview for the 3/30/2013 edition of the Star Tribune which provides an excellent recap alongside of a few key bits of new info. On the MOA side of the equation, the article quotes MOA president and CEO Michael Henson saying he believes the union is holding out …

Potential Agreement In San Francisco

Friday, June 29th, 2018Monday, April 1st, 2013 by Drew McManus

No, it isn’t an April Fool’s Day prank, the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) released a statement late in the day on Easter Sunday, 3/31/2013 announcing a tentative agreement between the orchestra and its striking musicians. Details are few, but if the agreement is ratified by the musicians, concert activity will begin as early as Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Agreement details are as of yet unknown and it is safe to presume …

Reader Response: “You want specifics about work rules? I’m not sure why.”

Friday, March 29th, 2013 by Drew McManus

It has been a very long time since a reader comment has been posted as a formal entry but a recent comment to the discussion thread from the 3/26/2013 article about the San Francisco Symphony work stoppage deserves the attention. For the sake of perspective; although this reader did post under an anonymous moniker, s/he did go through Adaptistration’s regular vetting process and at the end, it was clear that this …