Drew McManus on the orchestra business.
The cultural blogging community is abuzz with in the wake of this week’s pronouncements from the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA). Only Bill Eddins could pull a witty J.R.R. Tolkien comparison out of his hat the day before the latest blockbuster movie installment was set to release. Alex Ross, the king of cultural wordsmithery finds those words failing him when describing the latest MOA news. Lisa Hirsch keeps it simple by declaring …
Divorce is a messy business. All parties face daunting legal, economic, and psychological difficulties. And much like a knife fight, there’s no way to go through one without getting cut but it looks increasingly like the labor equivalent of divorce is the option of choice in Minneapolis where the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) leadership and musicians have all but determined that there’s little chance to move forward unless the other side …
In an 11/25/2013 article from The New Yorker, the ever sharp Alex Ross vents some frustration toward the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) leadership, the growing difficulty of mid and smaller budgets org to pull funding from the name brand institutions, and the ennui that is political concerns about culture. Ross doesn’t mince words and goes so far as to accuse the MOA management of “stoop[ing] to ruthless union-busting tactics” and calling …
It is a bit of a stretch to call recent events in the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) lockout as developments. But in case you missed what transpired, here’s what you need to know: two representatives from each side met in order to see if engaging in discussions with fewer participants involved might bring about some positive change. Simply put, it didn’t; but what’s worth noting is in the aftermath, representatives from …
If it seems like there hasn’t been much news in the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) labor dispute, you aren’t imagining things. However, there was a kerfuffle earlier in the month over revelations that the organization paid President and CEO Michael Henson huge bonuses at the same time the institution was gearing up for what would become the ongoing season killing lockout. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the MOA released statements justifying the bonuses and …