DSO Musicians Get Early Xmas Present
DETROIT, Oct. 15, 2010 — The now-on-strike musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra have received an early Xmas present.
They will be joined for their Sunday, 3 p.m., October 24 concert at Christ Church Cranbrook (470 Church Rd., Bloomfield Hills) by at least a dozen (and still counting) music…
Musicians to Lead Two Labor Day Parades – Traditional and Virtual
DETROIT, Sept. 3, 2010 — The Detroit Symphony musicians and the Detroit Federation of Musicians will lead a miles-long and thousands-strong Labor Day parade down Woodward Avenue.
The invitation to lead the parade came from Detroit AFL-CIO President Saundra L. Williams, who said: “We wan…
Detroit Symphony Musicians Reach Out to Audiences for Support; Present Two September Concerts
DETROIT, Aug. 10, 2010 — Can’t wait until October, when the Detroit Symphony Orchestra opens its 2010-11 season? Rest easy, thanks to the DSO musicians. They will be filling the void with two concerts, Saturday, September 11, 8 PM, and Sunday, September 19, 3 PM, at Kirk in the Hills, 340 West…
DETROIT, July 29, 2010 — Salary cuts upwards of 28 percent, drastic cuts in their health insurance, elimination of contributions to their retirement benefits, and a sharp reduction in the size of the orchestra – those are key provisions of management’s demands from the musicians of…
