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We Still Need To Get Over Our Bad Selves
Mon, Oct 10, 2008
by Drew McManus
The Music Critics Association of North America (MCANA) released a letter on October 21, 2008 addressed of the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer urging her to rescind her decision to reassign the paper’s long time music critic, Don Rosenberg. The details about the issue have been written about throughout a wide range of blogs
Wisconsin Musicians File Unfair Labor Practice Charge
Fri, Oct 10, 2008
by Drew McManus
On 10/21/2008, the Musicians of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra (WCO) filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge (ULP) with the National Labor Relations Board against the association for failing to bargain in good faith…
‘Promises’ Are But Empty Words That Have No Legal Consequence
Thu, Oct 10, 2008
by Drew McManus
Or so go the words written by Cole County (MO) Circuit Judge Richard Callahan when ruling on the Kansas City Symphony’s (KCS) lawsuit against Missouri’s General Assembly for failing to provide promised arts funding. The full quote reported by the AP reads “While there are many statutes with seeming ‘promises’ by the Legislature as to
2008 Orchestra Website Review: US and Canadian Comparisons
Wed, Oct 10, 2008
by Drew McManus
The final article in the 2008 Orchestra Website Reviews will compare US and Canadian results. Both groups made advancements but the Canadians, on average, made greater strides. This article examines exactly which components from each category impacted those improvements the most…
