http://www.lomusicians.org/?p=686
http://www.lomusicians.org/?page_id=2
http://www.lomusicians.org/?page_id=76
Just a few short articles from the Louisville Orchestra Musicians Association website.
Personally, I feel like the musicians settled a lot, but I'm glad that they reached some sort of an agreement- I know they really needed the jobs and stability.
The orchestra is a big part of Louisville's history and culture, and the community outreach was amazing. Thousands of people supported Keep Louisville Symphonic, the group that formed from the remnants of the orchestra in order to continue to provide music to the city. People wrote letters, gave donations, attended concerts, etc. I am sure that the Indianapolis Symphony will find this type of support throughout the community, and look forward to staying updated on the situation.
It is so good that an orchestra can be pulled out of the dust because people care. It is like all of the sponsors that DePauw receives to bring in all of the good names to perform, or the projects that they are funding, or the scholarships that they can give out. This kind of thing hits home for me...
ReplyDeleteTwo years ago, my youth orchestra (Crossroads of America Youth Orchestra or CAYO) had gone bankrupt and we had to end our season months early. But, after nearly six months, the city of Terre Haute had created a grant and had started funding us again! We also had recieved a top conductor to lead us, undergraduate students to instruct us, and a facility to work from. The city's help allowed me to explore classical music through the orchestra and has been a major influence on my musical life and I hope to see it to continue to prosper.