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Back To Deadlines In Detroit

Tue, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
According to a press release from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) musicians dated Monday, 3/28/2011 the DSO has issued a deadline of Friday, April 1, 2011 to reach a settlement or the 2011 summer season will be no more. However, there are mixed messages coming from sources on both sides regarding the details of progress
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Quicklink To Louisville

Mon, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
A weekend of Seattle followed by Los Angeles and back to Chicago this morning means a quickpost over to an article in last week’s Louisville Courier-Journal by Elizabeth Kramer that reports the Louisville Orchestra’s request for a deadline to their reorganization plan was partially granted…
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Former DSO Director Goes Public With Concerns

Tue, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
I received a copy of a letter from Sandra Reitelman, the former Director of Corporate Fundraising for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) from 2004-2006. In her letter, Reitelman characterizes “an incomplete ability to draw audiences and financial support” resulting from specific limitations within the workplace environment as a cornerstone for the ongoing institutional troubles. At
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Terry Teachout Couldn’t Be More Right

Mon, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
After a stretch of swing-and-a-miss articles from the venerable Terry Teachout, he connected with a big hit in his Wall Street Journal article from 3/18/2011 where he ponders the ironic nature of the Cleveland Orchestra’s (CO) “critic-in-residence.” Teachout accurately characterizes the CO’s efforts as an institutional blog and subsequently points out all of stereotypical bear
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You Don't Have To Shut All The Way Up

Fri, Mar 3, 2011
by Drew McManus
There was an interesting bit of news about the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) labor dispute in NPR from Jennifer Guerra on 3/16/2011 about how the dispute has played out in social media. That article contains a quote from Christie Nordhelm, a University of Michigan marketing professor, who offered the following advice on how the DSO
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