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Northern Invasion

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I’m happy to report that the Canadian installment of the Annual Orchestra Website Review is making a return this year. The reviews have all been completed and the data is in the process of being compiled. I don’t want to give away all the surprises but I can say that, on average, Canadian orchestra websites improved by approximately 14% since their last evaluation in 2005 (a larger increase than their U.S. …

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BREAKING NEWS FROM SAN ANTONIO

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6:16p.m. ET: According to sources inside the negotiations, the San Antonio Symphony Society and Musicians have reached a tentative agreement. Details will be released as they are made available but(see update below) the musicians are planning to meet on Monday morning, September 3, 2007 to conduct a ratification meeting. As such, it looks like both sides have come together to find enough middle ground to avert a strike. According to one …

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SAS Update

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With less than 48 hours until their contract expires, the San Antonio Symphony (SAS) musicians issued a press release today announcing that they need “a new agreement in order to continue working after the contract expires.”…

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Pre-Deadline Picketing

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The musicians and management of the San Antonio Symphony are heading into the home stretch with three days remaining until their current collective bargaining agreement expires, but what happens after the deadline passes…

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