Monday, October 22, 2012

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Locked Out

From Norman LeBrecht's Arts Journal 'Slipped Disc'.  I like his dinosaur picture ...
http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2012/10/yet-another-us-orchestra-is-locked-out.html

"They want to decrease the number of musicians; they want to cut salaries by 33 percent; they want to buy out the most experienced musicians; and they want to pay new musicians $50,000 per year. You cannot retain or recruit quality musicians under this model," Carole Mason Smith, head of negotiating committee, said.

Direct link to Star Tribune article here.
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/stageandarts/175168831.html?refer=y




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