BSO Musicians Press Statement 5-31-2019
Press Statement 5-31-2019 Baltimore Symphony Musicians May 31, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BSO Musicians’ Statement on Summer Season Cancellation Baltimore Symphony Orchestra management abruptly cancelled the 2019 summer season yesterday without consulting the BSO musicians and will not pay the musicians past June 16, 2019. This decision defies the good…
Closers and Disruptors – Reflections on Music History
by Gregory Kuperstein Posted Jan. 28, 2019 Just the last week, the BSO performed the “London”Symphony No. 104 by Haydn under the exuberant direction of Markus Stenz. While playing this exciting, happy piece, it occurred to me that this 1795 work felt like Haydn’s true “Farewell” Symphony. Not just because…
Support Your BSO Musicians
Posted Jan. 28, 2019 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…
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…
Basilica Brass Extravaganza is a Huge Success
Posted Jan. 8, 2019 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…
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
Posted Dec. 21, 2018 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…
Musicians’ Response to BSO Proposal
Posted Dec. 21, 2018 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
Posted Dec. 21, 2018 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…
Letter to the Sun from ICSOM
Posted Dec. 21, 2018 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…