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Philadelphia Orchestra on strike; gala concert canceled
Philly.com ^
| SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
| Peter Dobrin
Posted on 09/30/2016 9:00:01 PM PDT by Enchante
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To: montag813
the "paid the price"Unless I missed it, the members of the orchestra wouldn't get paid if they didn't play.
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posted on
10/01/2016 1:48:07 AM PDT
by
Ace's Dad
(Happiness would be command of a battery of ballistic missile interceptors or an Aegis cruiser.)
To: Enchante
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10/01/2016 2:06:13 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: Enchante
Audience members applauded and cheered them, while several philanthropists and members of local arts boards booed. Would be interesting to find out if the ones who cheered are going to pick up the financial slack made by the ones who booed?
To: Enchante
Why the HELL would anyone CLAP after they paid a ton of money for the tickets???
Liberalism IS a MENTAL DISORDER!!
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10/01/2016 3:50:01 AM PDT
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Ann Archy
(Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Enchante
I missed out on a couple of gigs because I refused to join the Union.
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10/01/2016 4:32:58 AM PDT
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real saxophonist
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To: Enchante
Of course the musicians have a right to strike, but to walk out when a paying audience has already filled the concert hall is stupid -- especially on a gala night when the audience is heavy on major donors. Did management and the union think they had a deal, and something blew up at the last minute? Who was playing chicken?
Then there is the question: who is really paying the musicians' salaries? What are the revenue sources of the Philadelphia orchestra? The most recent financials I could find online are for 2014. Contributions and grants are roughly double performance income. The orchestra runs a substantial deficit on performances; the donor class keeps it alive.
Maybe management should suggest that orchestra members put in 20 hours a week as street musicians, to help directly with the panhandling. The truth is, the orchestra's fundraisers generate twice as much income as do the musicians. I wonder if the pay scales are commensurate.
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posted on
10/01/2016 4:39:26 AM PDT
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sphinx
To: Enchante
So the show mustn’t necessarily go on ...
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posted on
10/01/2016 5:56:01 AM PDT
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IronJack
To: Enchante
The Minnesota Orchestra had a similar strike a few years ago. They’re still begging for donations and ticket sales. And all this from people who get paid $120,000 a year to toot a flute.
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posted on
10/01/2016 5:58:21 AM PDT
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IronJack
To: Enchante
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posted on
10/01/2016 9:53:48 AM PDT
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Albion Wilde
(We will be one People, under one God, saluting one American flag. --Donald Trump (standing ovation)
To: Pontiac
They could have played this one concert, since the hall was already filled with many of their most loyal subscribers and donors. They could have announced, “after tonight we are on strike.”. I lost all sympathy when I saw that they treated their most loyal supporters so badly. Screw them.
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10/01/2016 10:21:25 AM PDT
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Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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