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 Targeted
for cuts
Salary cuts upwards of 28 percent, drastic cuts in their health
insurance, elimination of contributions to their retirement benefits,
and a sharp reduction in the size of the orchestra - those are key
provisions of management's demands from the musicians of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra as contract negotiations continue. The musicians
believe that this may be the beginning of a trend that will see managers
of other symphony orchestras make similar demands from their musicians.
According to DSO cellist Haden McKay, one of the musicians' negotiators,
the demands by management, in addition to imposing drastic cuts in
salary and benefits, would drop the DSO out of the top ten, the majors,
in the ranking of American symphony orchestras, with no opportunity to
reclaim its position.
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The ever-curious cellist
If Yo-Yo Ma, a youthful age 54, has flaws beyond his gently receding
hairline, they remain well hidden. Indeed, this Paris-born,
Harvard-educated musician may be the most venerated performing artist
today. Which is not at all surprising given his warm personality and
peerless musicianship, distinguished by poise, technical prowess and
tonal luster.
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Video-game concerts arrive
These days, a lot of people in the classical music world are worried
that kids aren't connecting with orchestral music. But the music of
video games is emerging as one way orchestras may actually be reaching
new audiences. It's certainly proliferating. Video-game concerts are
becoming big business. The first ones were held in Japan, where many
games were originally produced; but in recent years, they've
proliferated in the United States and Europe. These concerts offer
orchestras a shot at a new, excited audience, aged about 17 to 35, ready
to be passionate about the music. The atmosphere at concerts is a hybrid
of pop and classical tradition. When the piece is over there's great
cheering and ovations.
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