I have friends in the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and their ranks populate ours.
The agreement just reached, the capitulations made by the musicians are traumatic, and unfairly felt.
The orchestra is too small for its administration. The players offered a generous deal weeks and weeks ago. The new concessions they've made show just how dedicated they are to a world class ensemble in Atlanta.
J_______ H________ (cellist) says:
"This unfair contract begins the long fight to not only bring this orchestra back to where it was and deserves to be, but to ensure that it doesn't happen again by finding a leadership that does, in fact, lead. Not cut, lie, hide or make excuses - LEAD. Such a shift will take everyone playing their part (on and off the stage), and I look forward to the positive changes we will bring to this orchestra! Onward!!"
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If you haven't been following the story, educate yourself. Atlanta is a first-rate city, it should treat its first-rate musicians with the respect they deserve.