Industry News
Orchestras and other arts organizations across the country are challenged with maintaining artistic excellence while remaining fiscally stable. Below you will find media coverage from respected news sources that provide a view of the current landscape.
Legislative Auditor says Minnesota Orchestra acted properly in securing tax dollars (Star Tribune)
When the Music Stops: A Tale of Two Cities (Wall Street Journal)
New Talks at Minnesota Orchestra are in limbo (Star Tribune)
American orchestras: a time of crisis or rebirth? (Washington Post)
Minnesota Orchestra: Remainder of the Season is Cancelled (Star Tribune)
An Orchestra in the Throes of a lockout (The New York Times)
Minnesota Orchestra issue isn't just one of revenue (Star Tribune Commentary)
Harmony at last: SPCO musicians approve new contract (Star Tribune)
MN Orchestra musicians say lockout must be lifted for new talks (Star Tribune)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra finds key to revival by engaging community (Detroit News)
Financial analysis again splits sides in Orchestra dispute (Star Tribune)
Michael Henson, MN Orchestra president: "It's time for musicians to negotiate" (MinnPost)
Coleman, SPCO negotiators celebrate agreement (Minnesota Public Radio)
Minnesota Orchestra lockout hits six months (Star Tribune)
Solving the Symphony Crisis (Music Think Tank)
San Francisco Symphony strike drags on (The Wall Street Journal)
In the wake of mounting debt, Nashville Symphony attempts to restructure its finances and its programming (Nashville Scene)
Minnesota Orchestra concerts cancelled through April (Star Tribune)
San Francisco Strike Darkens Halls (The New York Times)
Minnesota Orchestra and SPCO musicians learn to play the field (Star Tribune)
Political leaders unusual silence speaks volumes about the complexities of orchestra lockouts (MinnPost)
The Daily Circuit (MPR interview with Michael Henson and Tony Ross)
A Crack in the Ice Between Musicians and Management (The New York Times)
Rybak hosts concert to celebrate Minn. Orchestra’s Grammy nod (Minnesota Public Radio)
Osmo Vänskä speaks about his Orchestra (Star Tribune)
How America Gives (Chronicle of Philanthrophy, PDF)
Orchestra negotiations as nettlesome as ever (Star Tribune)
Minnesota Orchestra cancels two more concerts (Star Tribune)
Financial, labor woes hit performing arts (Daily Journal)
The art of the hustle (Star Tribune)
Osmo Vänskä to conduct Minnesota Orchestra concert on February 1 (Minnesota Public Radio)
Was 2012 the Year That American Orchestras Hit The Wall? (Minnesota Public Radio)
New year brings new orchestra negotiations (Star Tribune)
As musician lockouts drag on, some wonder what resolution will look like (Minnesota Public Radio)
Minnesota Orchestra invites musicians back to table (Star Tribune)
Audit as Partisan Act? (Star Tribune)
Minnesota Orchestra reports $6 million deficit (Minnesota Public Radio)
Minnesota Orchestra reports record deficit of $6 million (Star Tribune)
SPCO reports first budget deficit in a decade (Star Tribune)
Schafer: Orchestra's disease is economic (Star Tribune)
Minnesota Orchestra’s Osmo Vänskä calls for return to negotiations (Minnesota Public Radio)
Minn. Orchestra's Vänskä pleads for end to Minnesota Orchestra dispute (Star Tribune)
Why not spend Minnesota Orchestra's $140M endowment? (Minnesota Public Radio)
SPCO locks out union players, quieting 2nd orchestra (Star Tribune)
Minnesota Orchestra makes a stand (Star Tribune)
A tempest strikes American orchestras (Minnesota Public Radio)
Chicago Symphony labor strikes reflects deeper financial troubles (Chicago Tribune)
A change in key at Orchestra Hall (Star Tribune editorial)
Labor strife is playing out at orchestras all across the country (Star Tribune)
The Minnesota Orchestra and the sound of silence (Minnesota Public Radio)
The ever-tightening pay crunch for U.S. orchestras (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Music again at Symphony Hall, but little harmony (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Contract negotiations continue at orchestras; final offer, counterproposals (Minnesota Public Radio)
Minnesota Orchestra’s Final Offer (Star Tribune)
Orchestra headed toward lock out? (Star Tribune)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians on strike (Chicago Sun Times)
Twin Cities orchestras make public appeal amid contract negotiations (Minnesota Public Radio)
Does SPCO, Minn. Orchestra musicians’ skill justify their pay? (Minnesota Public Radio)
Trouble in the Twin Cities (National Public Radio)
Minnesota Orchestra Announces Plans To Cut Musicians' Salaries By 28 Percent To Balance Budget (Huffington Post)
Minn. Orchestra, SPCO go public with calls for major cost cuts (Star Tribune)
Orchestra contract talks a matter of money vs artistry (Minnesota Public Radio)
Symphony is on unsustainable financial path (Indianapolis Star)
ASO, Musicians in a Stalemate (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra asks musicians' union for deep cuts and concessions (Indianapolis Star)
Do the Twin Cities need 2 orchestras? (Minnesota Public Radio)
Orchestras Fight Hard Times Through Bankruptcy Seeking New Model (San Francisco Chronicle)
