With the lockout over, it is fantastic to see the musicians performing again! However, there is an ill wind in the air. The Supplemental Retirement Package (SRP) remains open until June 17 for a large number of musicians who are age 55+. The orchestra remains in more than a bit of disarray with six principal [...]
In response to the SPCO Musicians’ ratification of their contract with SPCO management, the Save Our SPCO (SOSPCO) organization announces the launch of an initiative to pool financial contributions of audience members to seek representation on The SPCO Board and to support more positive and effective management into the future. The objective of this fundraising [...]
On Tuesday evening, SOSPCO member Jon Eisenberg made this statement to the press on our behalf. A couple of outlets picked up a portion of it, but we want you to see the whole thing. “While we are pleased that SPCO and the musicians have reached agreement on a framework leading to a “play and [...]
In a non-binding, non-ratification vote on April 1, The Musicians of The SPCO rejected the latest contact offer from SPCO management. Read all the details in their press release here: http://musiciansspco.org/2013/04/01/musicians-of-the-spco-reject-latest-proposal-with-non-binding-non-ratification-vote/ Read about management’s response, and the musicians’ reply here: http://musiciansspco.org/2013/04/02/update-on-yesterdays-vote-from-dobson-west-to-the-spco-family-and-the-response-from-the-st-paul-chamber-orchestra-musicians-negotiating-committee/ Find links to media coverage and commentary on our Facebook page – click the [...]
Read all about it in our press release: More details can be found in SOSPCO Chair Mariellen Jacobson’s statement from our March 26 press conference: April 6 Update: Despite the additional progress that was made this past week in the negotiations between SPCO management and musicians with the involvement of Mayor Coleman, [...]
Save Our SPCO will be making an important announcement about the future of our world-class chamber orchestra at a press conference tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1:00 p.m. at Rice Park, corner of N. Washington St. and W. Fifth St., across from Ordway Center. There will also be a rally in support of the locked-out musicians at [...]
Read the latest news on the musicians’ website: http://musiciansspco.org/2013/03/22/musicians-of-spco-praise-mayor-colemans-leadership-but-cant-legally-vote-on-latest-contract-offer/
Read this article by John Kennedy in MinnPost for some wonderful insights on what great orchestras, music and musicians mean to our society, what we as a community need to do, and how we will suffer if we fail to act. Here’s a beautiful description of the inner workings of an orchestra: “…orchestras are among [...]
The Legislative Auditor Jim Nobles has been asked to audit the Minnesota Orchestra. Please ask him to audit the SPCO too, to help get to the bottom of where all its money has gone, why is is not generating enough revenue to pay even half of its expenses, and why is has such a huge [...]
