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 Re: The Cleveland Orchestra musicians speak out!
Author: stevesklar 
Date:   2010-01-18 23:29

Cleveland isn't the only one. Detroit Michigan and in Ohio, Columbus too.

The links no longer work but i've included excerpts taken when the pages were available.

Well it looks like the DSO is getting shocked in this economy around here. With Detroit city having a feasible 50% unemployment rate and the suburbs probably close to 30% and the BIG 3 auto companies at one time supplementing alot of artistic venues, the DSO is now getting involved in the domino effect.

http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...te=fullarticle

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Simply put, earned revenue and fund-raising are not keeping up with expenses, and the pressures are increasing. Contractual salary increases to the musicians will add $1.4 million to the payroll this year. At the same time, the banks that hold the DSO’s $54 million in long-term real estate debt are concerned about the orchestra’s viability and are pushing leaders to reduce costs. Annual interest payments on the Max M. Fisher Music Center are $2.4 million.

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The DSO responded with severe cost-cutting maneuvers, including layoffs in March, September and October that amounted to 30 percent of the staff — 26 full-time and 15 part-time positions — and across-the-board pay cuts of 5 or 10 percent for staff. The orchestra also trimmed its number of concerts and killed its annual festival, Eight Days in June, once seen as the lynchpin in its quest to reach new audiences.

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All metro Detroit arts institutions have been hard hit by the economic downturn, as declining individual, corporate and government funding and soft ticket sales are putting enormous pressure on every bottom line. General Motors’ and Chrysler’s decisions to pull all of their local arts funding was an especially lethal blow.

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If the Columbus Symphony -- facing a $1.5 million deficit after a record deficit of $2.2 million the previous season -- were cut from 53 to 31 full-time players and its number of performances were reduced, the lives of musicians would change.

Some could continue as full-time players, while others might be engaged on a per-concert basis only.

The downsizing proposal by the symphony board and management will be discussed between now and the end of August, when the musicians' contract expires.

Read the rest of the article: <http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/co ... ml’sid=101>

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Stephen Sklar
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