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Bergman Speaks

Mon, Apr 4, 2013
by Drew McManus
Shortly before the Minnesota Orchestra (MO) initiated what would become a season killing work stoppage, MO violist Sam Bergman used to co-author a very popular blog with the orchestra’s Principal Conductor of Pops and Presentations, Sarah Hicks, built around the MO’s Inside The Classics outreach program. Unfortunately, the blog was cut off on 8/27/2012 following
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Six Minutes To Midnight On The Minnesota Orchestra Doomsday Clock

Fri, Apr 4, 2013
by Drew McManus
Minnesota Doomsday Clock 6 min
The Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) moved another minute closer to doomsday this week following a decision to cancel concerts through May 12, 2013; in this case, doomsday is marked by organizational collapse and subsequent liquidation bankruptcy. If the cancelation weren’t reason enough, the MOA decided to set aside the progress that appeared to be taking
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The Cohen Variable

Tue, Apr 4, 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
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Government Oversight In Action: Minnesota Orchestra Will Be Audited

Wed, Mar 3, 2013
by Drew McManus
According to a report by Euan Kerr in the 3/25/2013 edition of MPR News, it appears that the Minnesota Legislative Auditor, Jim Nobles, has granted the request from nearly half of the state’s legislature to conduct an audit of the Minnesota Orchestra Association’s (MOA) books. The request letter from 3/7/2013 included mention of reviewing the
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Another Minnesota Orchestra Cancellation

Fri, Mar 3, 2013
by Drew McManus
Almost as if on cue, the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) announced that it has cancelled all concert events through April 27, 2013. In an effort to make the cancellations appear magnanimous, MOA President and CEO Michael Henson told MPRNews that the MOA has not “intentionally…cancelled the rest of the season because we want to send
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