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alexwill · Last edited by alexwill on Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:46 pm; edited 1 time in total

""""Will the 77 oboists, flute players, violinists and other performers in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra show up for work at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (at 10am Wednesday)? Or will they be found instead on the picket lines outside their performing home at 1212 Cathedral St. in Mid-Town Belvedere?"""""

https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/music/bs-fe-bso-musicians-return-to-work-20190906-ebc2f5nyfnfujmocnvcl7oj3rq-story.html

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alexwill · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:48 pm Post subject:

The very latest....
Baltimore Symphony Musicians
September 9, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Baltimore Symphony Management intent on cutting season despite offer of
$1 million from generous donors.

At 6:59 pm this evening, BSO management issued a “take it or leave it” offer to the BSO Musicians which will be presented to the orchestra for a vote tomorrow evening. The proposal contained wage and benefit cuts of 20%. The federal mediators proposed an extension of negotiations until close of business Thursday. Management rejected the federal mediators proposal. Musicians then suggested an extension until the close of voting by the membership on this final offer. Management rejected that proposal as well.

The Baltimore Symphony Musicians negotiated in good faith throughout the summer. We organized prominent donors to assist in this process. These generous donors brought $1 million designated specifically for musician compensation to help secure a contract. We want to express appreciation from the bottom of our hearts, to these donors for their unwavering commitment. It is incredibly disheartening that BSO leadership would fail to embrace this offer of help from some of Baltimore’s leading philanthropists.

Where do we go from here? The musicians will continue the fight to preserve our 103-year old institution, which serves the City of Baltimore, the surrounding counties and the State of Maryland. We stand ready and willing to get back to the negotiating table to achieve an agreement that will enable us to continue to attract and retain the highest quality musicians to perform for our audiences.

This is a dark day in the history of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Over the past three months the musicians have each lost over $20,000 in salary, with more to come. This dispute isn’t just about money. It is also about respect, respect for the quality of the musicians on stage, respect for generations of Marylanders who have built this orchestra and for the thousands of people who have bought tickets and have donated to this venerable institution.

Contact: Co-Chairs Baltimore Symphony Musicians
Greg Mulligan (410) 979-0208 opus95gm@gmail.com
Brian Prechtl (410) 935-7322 bprechtl.1962@yahoo.com

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kehaulani · Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:56 pm Post subject:

It's probably already been asked, but did the Symphony Board and Administration also take a 20% reduction in income?
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Athos · Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 4:11 am Post subject:

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Administrators also continue to collect salary and benefits, even when no concerts are being presented. The locked-out musicians do not.

alexwill · Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:15 pm Post subject:

BSO Musicians file Unfair Labor Practice charge – Baltimore Symphony Musicians
http://www.bsomusicians.org/public_html/bso-musicians-file-unfair-labor-practice-charge/

alexwill · Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:42 am Post subject:

Musicians say they won't play season-opening concert on Saturday.
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/09/11/bso-not-performing-at-meyerhoff-saturday-rejects-both-contract-offers/

alexwill · Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:53 pm Post subject:

Popup Message from Baltimore Symphony website.....

The free Season Preview Concert originally scheduled for this Saturday, September 14, 2019 has been postponed to next Saturday, September 21 at 8 pm at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. This concert is free and open to the public, and seats are first-come, first-served. Box seating is reserved for Governing Members (and higher) donors and corporate sponsors. Please visit BSOmusic.org/calendar for more information.

The Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back – In Concert performances originally scheduled for Thursday, September 19 at Strathmore, and Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21 at the Meyerhoff, will be postponed to spring 2020 (future dates to be announced within the next two weeks). If you currently hold tickets for these performances, the Ticket Office will be in touch with you as soon as new dates are confirmed. Please visit BSOmusic.org/calendar for more information.