Elizabeth Kramer wrote a story on the Louisville Youth Orchestra that made the front page of the Features section. LYO is one of the few places young musicians get to hear live classical music these days.
Mar 162012
Mar 082012
Louisville native and noted composer Jeremy Podgursky (The Pennies), currently living in Bloomington, Indiana, has a new ensemble, Holographic, which combines classic composition with new wave electronica. Check out this article about him and the ensemble in the Indiana Daily Student.
Orchestra Musicians Turn Down Arbitration
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Feb 172012
The Louisville Orchestra musicians turned down the Louisville Orchestra’s offer to settle their nearly year-long dispute through binding arbitration, calling the terms of the offer “draconian,” in that the LO Board selected the initial pool of arbitrators, set parameters that on the arbitrator’s authority and refused to entertain counter-proposals. The LO said they would respond to the turn-down later today. Elizabeth Kramer has more details.
Feb 152012
Joe Sonka at LEO has a lengthy article, summarizing all the latest news about the Louisville Orchestra situation, with comments from participants.
IUS’ “Music Of Our Time” Profiled
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Feb 152012
Bluegrass Catastrophe has three videos about Indiana University Southeast’s “Music Of Our Time” documentary, released by their record label, New Dynamic Records. Take a look.
Labor Unions Threaten To Withhold Fund For The Arts Donations Over LO Fight
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Feb 142012
Several Louisville labor union leaders threatened to withhold Fund For The Arts donations unless the Fund and Mayor Fischer set up a special panel to resolve the nearly year-long dispute between the Louisville Orchestra and the musicians, according to an article by Elizabeth Kramer in today’s C-J. Several union leaders and members rallied outside the Brown Theatre on Monday, only the second such display of union solidarity during this struggle. The potential denial of donations to the Fund For the Arts, however, is a step up and could have significant impact.
The Kentucky Opera has decided to take an offer made by a group of local musicians to play for the upcoming production of “The Merry Widow,” since the Louisville Orchestra musicians, who are locked in a battle with the LO, would cost too much to hire, according to the Kentucky Opera. Elizabeth Kramer explains it all.
Feb 102012
Check out the interview about electronic music with Rachel Grimes at hhv.de mag, a German music blogsite. It’s available in English. Grimes has quite a following in Europe.
The latest step in the long, slow dance of the Louisville Orchestra versus the musicians is an offer of a binding arbitration agreement, which is arbitration by an independent third party. It’s billed is the LO’s “final attempt to reach an agreement.” You can read Elizabeth Kramer’s article here.
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.
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