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Re: Is this the future?

Author: William
Date: 2010-10-07 15:04

On a positive note (no pun, really), there are a couple of orchestral events here in our Capitol City that attract large crowds anually and have been going on for years. One is called "Opera in the Park" and features our Madison Symphony Orchestra. It features opera arias sung by professional vocalists and attracts thousands of fans once every summer. The other features our Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and is called, "Concerts on the Square". It is a series of concerts held every Wed evening during the summer on the grounds of our Wisconsin State Capitol Building, a beautiful copy of our Nations Capitol. It's attacts thousands of people, some to"sit-down" table meals which are provided by local catering services & resturants--others simply sit on blankets about the capitol grounds. It's programs are televised locally and features serious classical music as well as "pop" selections, often with nationally known soloists. The only minor problems are with occasionaly rainy nights and our unoffical state "bird", the mosquito.

Both local orchestras, the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra (totally separate groups) have AFM local 166 negotiated pay scales and seasonal contracts with their respective musicians. While the Chamber Orchestra has had recent disputes with management which resulted in a short-lived strick, both orchestras are currently in good financial shape with annual series of concerts and good audience attendance.

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