The Louisville Federation of Musicians Local 11-637 has withdrawn its unfair labor practice claim against the Louisville Orchestra board and management, according to a press release from the Louisville Orchestra. This is the latest step in the ongoing struggle between the Louisville Orchestra and its musicians. For an overview, ready Larry Muhammad’s article in today’s C-J.
Jan 122012
WDRB Fox41’s Bill Lamb says that the LO musicians have misjudged the Louisville Orchestra Board’s resolve and that the LO Board will not give in to the musicians. Lamb is a member of the LO Board.
Jan 082012
C-J columnist Elizabeth Kramer extracted a chunk of her conversation with Pinchas Zuckerman for her column in today’s C-J, in which the two discussed the need for and possible paths to more classical music education for very young children and particularly poorer children. Interesting read.
The upcoming concert featuring Pinchas Zuckerman And the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra garnered a lengthy story in today’s C-J.
Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Summer Music Institute Application Deadline Nears
Awards, Classical, LMNEditor, Neo-Classical, Workshops
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Jan 062012
If you or a musician you know between 15–20 is interested in applying for the highly competitive Kennedy Center/National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Summer Music Institute, to be held July 2 – 30, 2012, in Washington, D.C., the application deadline is January 27. One student from Kentucky gets a National Trustees’ fellowship, which is a full scholarship, including housing, food allowance and local transportation.
The Summer Music Institute gives students chances to work with NSO members, receive private lessons and chamber music coaching, attend master classes and seminars, participate in the Summer Music Institute orchestra and perform in the D.C. metropolitan area.
The application deadline is Jan. 27, 2012. Students can submit their applications (including excerpts recordings) online via ArtsApp through www.kennedy-center.org/smi. (ArtsApp is an independent company and is not affiliated with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.)
Jan 052012
Jan 022012
Former Director For Programming at the Kentucky Center For The Arts (now the Kentucky Center) Richard Van Kleeck has written a letter to the editor at the C-J calling for the creation of a new, smaller, chamber orchestra for Louisville. While his arguments are reasoned and sound, he is sure to stir up the passions even more, as he suggests that both the current LO and LO board should be replaced entirely. You should read it
Dec 272011
Elizabeth Kramer has a lengthy front page, top-of-the-fold profile of Kim Tichenor, violinist and chairperson of the musicians’ committee currently negotiating with the Louisville Orchestra. The story does not have much information about the state of the negotiations, other than that the two groups have not met since mid-November. The LO has also been advertising for replacement players.
Dec 192011
The demise of the Louisville Bach Society left a void that now appears to have been filled by the Louisville Master Chorale, which just premiered its “Messiah” on Sunday. Matt Frasicca wrote a lengthy article on the group that ran in Sunday’s C-J as a print exclusive and now is posted online.
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