Press Release – Jan. 16, 2019
Baltimore Symphony Musicians January 16, 2019 Baltimore Symphony Management Refuses to Extend Musicians’ Contract The four-month contract extension between the management of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Corporation and its musicians represented by American Federation of Musicians Local 40-543 expired last night at midnight. The BSO management expressed no desire to…
Support Your BSO Musicians
Please keep in touch with us! Subscribe to our Newsletter! Follow us on Social Media! In response to numerous requests from people who want to help us financially, we are now accepting non-tax deductible contributions to our musician’s assistance fund. We plan on having a tax-deductible fund available in early 2019. You…
Basilica Brass Extravaganza is a Huge Success
We had a standing-room only crowd at our concert! This concert, featuring musicians from the Baltimore Symphony, National Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Semper Fi Brass was a fundraiser for My Sister's Place. If you haven't already done so, please donate here. Our concert raised over $12,000 for My Sister's…
Baltimore Symphony Musicians Give Back
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 | The Baltimore Basilica | 7PM You're invited to a star-studded performance unlike anything ever seen in Baltimore, benefitting My Sister's Place and hosted by former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. Extraordinary times for the Baltimore Symphony Musicians call for extraordinary concerts... Concerts that testify to the value…
Save Our BSO
An organization of some of our most loyal fans has been formed to help us in our quest for an equitable contract with the BSO. Save Our BSO is helping to get our message out to the public, and to our board and management. Read their letter to our board…
Musicians’ Response to BSO Proposal
The Baltimore Symphony Musicians are deeply committed to maintaining the world-class organization that has been built over the last 102 years. Unfortunately, management ‘s proposal on October 30, 2018 does not reflect this commitment. Read our detailed response here.
Musicians’ Response to Board Chair’s Op-Ed
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Board Chair Barbara Bozzuto asserted in a recent Op- Ed piece (“We need change to secure the orchestra’s future”) that the BSO management’s desire to “right-size” the orchestra is due to “expenses, which are spiraling and untenable.” However, a look at the pattern of spending, as evidenced…
Letter to the Sun from ICSOM
To the Editor: Terry Meyerhoff Rubenstein and her family have been great supporters of the Baltimore Symphony. Families like hers, who support their hometown orchestra both financially and by attending concerts, are an integral part of the fabric that make our orchestras possible. We are indebted and grateful to the…
BSO Management Offers Drastic Cuts to Musicians
Press Statement 11-01-2018 Baltimore Symphony Musicians November 1, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Baltimore Symphony Management Offers Drastic Cuts in Latest Offer to Its Musicians Overview The BSO Musicians received an offer from the Baltimore Symphony management on Tuesday, October 30th. Tuesday was only the second negotiation meeting scheduled with management…
Baltimore Symphony Musicians Seek New Contract
Press Statement 10-29-2018 Baltimore Symphony Musicians October 29, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Baltimore Symphony Musicians Seek New Contract The Baltimore Symphony Musicians have been playing without a contract since the previous Collective Bargaining Agreement expired on September 9, 2018. This follows a period of instability during a series of transitions…