Issue: May 2014
The North Carolina Symphony, Music Director Grant Llewellyn, and cellist Zuill Bailey joined forces to celebrate Benjamin Britten’s centenary with a release of his Symphony for Cello and Orchestra. The recording, released in January on the Telarc label, debuted No. 1 on the Billboard Traditional Classical Albums Chart and is a top New York Times Classical Playlist pick. Writing in the Huffington … [Read more...]
Issue: November 2012
Chicago Symphony Orchestra by Steve Lester, Members Committee Chairman The contentious and stalled negotiations between the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association and the musicians of the CSO, represented by the Chicago Federation of Musicians, Local 10-208, resulted in a brief strike that affected only one service, a concert on Saturday, September 22. A new contract was agreed to on Monday, … [Read more...]
Issue: December 2010
On November 16, the musicians of the Fort Worth Symphony ratified a new two-year agreement that represents a step backward. It reduces their season by 7 weeks in the first year, from 52 weeks to 45, with 46 weeks in the second year. Delegate George Dimitri reports that musicians were successful in defending against a change to their peer review (artistic dismissal appeals) process. These … [Read more...]
Issue: March 2008
Newslets are compiled with the help of ICSOM’s delegates and members at large from sources that include direct submissions, member orchestra websites, and topical news items. The editor encourages input and submissions. In January, months before contract negotiations were to begin, the management and the board of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra publicly issued a 50-page strategic plan … [Read more...]
