The arrival of a brilliant conductor was drowned out by labor discord. Now the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra begins a new season -- with some strings attached.
flickr.com/photos/giThe Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and the American Federation of
Musicians, Local 2-197, announced an agreement on a new three-year
labor contract yesterday -- avoiding the labor disputes and work stoppages that have plagued previous negotiations.The agreement was reached more than one year prior to the expiration of
the current contract, providing four years of labor stability for the
SLSO. The new contract goes into effect on August 30, 2010, and runs
through September 1,
It's a good time to be David Robertson right now.Not only has the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra music director been nationally-lauded for his superior singing and kazoo-playing, he has his musicians for another four years, thanks to a remarkably-peaceful labor agreement earlier this week.And now Robertson and the SLSO will be honored today at the League of American Orchestras convention in Chicago with an ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming. The SLSO took the first-place award for Programmi
flickr.com/photos/bottleofbluesThe SLSO onstage at Powell Hall.This past season has been a banner one for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Not only did music director David Robertson make his singing and kazoo-playing debut at Carnegie Hall and management negotiate a three-year labor agreement with the musicians an entire year ahead of schedule, but the SLSO even made more money by playing for larger audiences.Though the SLSO performed the same number of concerts at Powell Hall as it did in 2
