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July/August 2011

• Stream of departures threatens orchestra’s sound – Peter Dobrin, Philadelphia Inquirer Classical Music Critic
• A Symphony for Detroit -  BBC Radio 3
• Metro Detroit ranks No. 9 in millionaires – Rina Miller, Michigan Radio
• A Legacy Of Mistrust In Detroit – Drew McManus, Adapistration
• Not breaking news (from Detroit) – Frank Almond, Non Divisi

June 2011

• “Failure Begins At The Top” – Drew McManus, Adapistration
• Budget woes at N.Y. City Opera: Lesson for S.F. – Joshua Kosman, Chronicle Music Critic
• The Business of Being Nonprofit – Sherri Welch, Crain’s Staff Writer
• Everything That’s Wrong With This Business (and how to fix it) – Drew McManus, Adapistration

May 2011

• DSO Concertmaster Resigns – John Guinn
• Plus ça change… – Frank Almond, Non Divisi
• Reading Between The Lines In Detroit – Drew McManus, Adapistration
• Bass Players Gather in Heritage Park  - Karla Dorweiler, Farmington Hills Patch
  
• Good idea, bad timing – Neal Rubin, Columnist Detroit News
• The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Unfortunate Bankruptcy Filing – Ivan Katz, Huffingotn Post

April 2011

• Detroit musicians resisted ‘final offer’ – Martha Grevatt, Workers World
• Philadelphia Orchestra’s board votes to file for bankruptcy – Peter Dobrin, Inquirer Music Critic
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra returns to form after strike - Petroc Trelawny, Presenter, BBC Radio 3
• A New Kind of Transparency: Damage Control in the Age of Facebook – Aaron Lester1, The Nonprofit Quarterly
• Editorial: With settlement, bruised DSO resumes the production of joy – Detroit Free Press
• Detroit Symphony Returns to a Giddy Reception – DANIEL J. WAKIN, New York Times Arts Beat
• DSO contract approved, but pay cuts may not be enough – Lawrence B. Johnson, Special to The Detroit News
• Detroit Symphony musicians ratify contract, end 6-month strike – ,Sherri Welch, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Detroit Symphony Reaches Deal With Musicians – DANIEL J. WAKIN, The New York Times Arts Beat
• DSO, Slatkin tune up again after long strike – Adam Graham and Lawrence B. Johnson, The Detroit News
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra Has Tentative Deal – DANIEL J. WAKIN, New York Times Arts Beat
• Face-to-face meetings by DSO, musicians may signal break in strike – Michael H. Hodges, Detroit News Fine Arts Writer
• Deadline Day For DSO Strike - Detroit CBS Local

March 2011

• Protesters gather at DSO’s board meeting – Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press Writer
• DSO board meets as strikers, supporters picket outside – Michael H. Hodges, Detroit News Fine Arts Writer
• Quality Leadership Is Essential in Difficult Times – Christopher Durham, Director, AFM Symphonic Services
• Gilbert airs ideas to revive Detroit – Tom Walsh, Detroit Free Press Columnist
• DSO Musicians plan their own Beethoven concert – Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press
• The Nashville Example – The Musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra
• By a string – Benjamin Carlson,The Daily
• A conversation with Detroit Symphony Orchestra violist Jim VanValkenburg – Shannon Jones, World Socialist Web Site
• Detroit Symphony management rejects binding arbitration – Shannon Jones, World Socialist Web Site, Published March 9, 2011.
• Detroit, Wisconsin, And The National Union Movement – Drew McManus, Adaptistration
• Editorial: Arbitration may point a way out of protracted DSO strike – Citizen-Times
• AFM Orchestras Show Solidarity with Detroit Musicians at this Weekend’s Concerts – American Federation of Musicians, Press Release
• APNewsBreak: Musicians ‘band’ together for Detroit – Jeff Karoub, AP via ABC News
• Editorial: Arbitration may point a way out of protracted DSO strike – Detroit Free Press
• US Watch: Detroit | Symphony Orchestra Votes To Return to Work – Jeff Bennett, Wall Street Journal
• The big leagues of music – Neal Rubin, Detroit News

February 2011

• DSO musicians say percussionists gone – Lawrence B. Johnson, The Detroit News
• Detroit Poll Friday – Drew McManus, Adaptistration
• Please don’t go to this concert! – Joel Thurtell, Joel on the Road
• Rick Robinson to headline two shows this weekend – Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press.
• Lessons In Damage Control – Drew McManus, Adaptistration
• Pants on fire – Frank Almond, Non Divisi Blog, Inside The ArtsStriking Detroit Musicians, Orchestra on the Line
• Detroit symphony musicians’ picket outside mayoral address to reveal State of the Orchestra – Jeff Karoub, AP via ABC News
• AFL-CIO to join striking DSO muscians at State of the City protest – The Detroit News
• The DSO’s Bombshell Of Profound Magnitude – Drew McManus, Adaptistration
• AFM Denounces Detroit Symphony Orchestra Management’s Plans to Create New Orchestra
• – American Federation of Musicians.
• The AFM Strongly Condemns Management’s Suspension of DSO Season - American Federation of Musicians
• DSO strike timeline – The Detroit News
• ‘Negotiations are over’ – Michael H. Hodges, Detroit News
• Is DSO season suspension the end? – Michael H. Hodges, Detroit News
• International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) reacts to suspension of the Detroit Symphony season – Bruce Ridge, Chairman, International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians
• Detroit musicians reject orchestra offer, season ends – Reuters
• DSO rejects contract, season suspended – Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press
• Detroit Symphony Suspends Season Amid Strike – David Runk, Associated Press
• Negotiating committee recommends DSO musicians reject final offer – Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press
• Decision Time In Detroit? – Drew McManus, Adaptistration
• Michigan Democratic Convention Resolution
• Birmingham Groves students to share stage with DSO musicians – Mike Scott, The Oakland Press
• Chrysler, The DSO, And The Super Bowl – Drew McManus, Adaptistration
• Detroit News Editorial Blames Musicians – Drew McManus, Adaptistration
• Christopher O’Riley and the non-apology apology – Barry Johnson, Arts Dispatch Blog
• Detroit Symphony management escalates threats as musicians continue strike – Shannon Jones, World Socialist Web Site
• No Agreement In Detroit. So What’s Next? – Drew McManus, Adaptistration
• DSO soon a Detroit export? – Laura Berman, Detroit News
• Syracuse Symphony Orchestra raises $473,787 to keep the music playing through February – Melinda Johnson, Post-Standard
• Online commentary: Detroit Symphony Orchestra important to city’s turnaround – Ken Schoon, Detroit Free Press
• Sounds of disharmony – Larry Gabriel, Metro Times
• Essay: Symphony Worth Saving? – Jack Lessenberry, Michigan Radio

January 2011

• The DSO Strike: What it Means: Professional Standards are a Collective – Steve Babson, American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers (AAUP-AFT) Newsbrief
• AFM Encourages Continued Support of DSO – American Federation of Musicians
• DSO strike talks hit new snags – Michael H. Hodges, The Detroit News
• Committee to offer revised contract to striking DSO musicians – Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press
• DSO supporters encourage management to not cancel the season – Michael H. Hodges, The Detroit News
• DSO support concert broadcast live via webcast
• Shannon Jones, World Socialist Web Site
• “Day for Strings” Brings Students, Professional Musicians Together – Karla Dorweiler, Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch
• News blackout shrouds new DSO talks – Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press
• Chicago Symphony Musicians Leaflet For Detroit – Drew McManus, Adaptistration
• DSO’s No. 1 musician reflects passion to play – Lawrence B. Johnson, The Detroit News
• Letters to the Detroit Free Press – Detroit Free Press
• Detroit Symphony management publishes attack on striking musicians – Shannon Jones, World Socialist Web Site
• Striking DSO musicians take fight to Detroit City Council – Michael H. Hodges, The Detroit News
• Striking DSO appeals to city council for help – Steve Neavling, Detroit Free Press
• Striking musicians push back at perceived DSO ‘threat’ – Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press
• Striking DSO Musicians urge people to dine in mid-town – Channel 7, WXYZ.com
• Restaurant owners say DSO strike hurting their business – Sherri Welch, Crain’s Detroit Business
• DSO strike affecting Midtown restaurateurs – Michael H. Hodges, The Detroit News
• Striking Detroit Symphony bassist: “It is really an eye-opening lesson for us musicians” – Shannon Jones and David Walsh, World Socialist Web Site
• DSO musicians target Ford at auto show – Sherri Welch, Crain’s Detroit Business
• Striking musicians ask Ford to withdraw DSO support – Michael H. Hodges, Detroit News
• Striking DSO musicians protest at auto show – Zlati Meyer, Detroit Free Press
• Detroit Symphony Orchestra cancels pops concerts – Detroit Free Press
• Striking Detroit Symphony musicians to perform at free concert – Shannon Jones, World Socialist Web Site
• 2010 Newsmaker of the Year: Anne Parsons, President, Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Sherri Welch, Crain’s Detroit Business

December 2010

November 2010

• Regrettable Indifference In Detroit – Drew McManus, Adapistration, Published November 24, 2010.
• Striking Detroit Symphony musicians continue efforts to win public support – Shannon Jones, World Socialist Web Site
• DSO’s Slatkin should speak out, back musicians – Danny Derose, The Southend
• Advocate for America’s Orchestras – Bruce Ridge, Chairman-International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM)
• International symphony, opera musicians to meet in Detroit – Sherri Welch, Crain’s Detroit
• Striking DSO musicians get by as contract talks continue – Carol Hopkins, The Oakland Press
• Senate OKs tax plan to boost Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Zoo – Chris Christoff, Bill Laitner, and Mark Stryker, Detroit Free Press
• Detroit symphony cancels more concerts amid strike – The Oakland Press,
  
• Striking Musicians of the Detroit Symphony Continue to Shine  – John Guinn
• With DSO talks in limbo, musicians travel east – Mark Stryker, Free Press Music Critic, Detroit Free Press
• How to Save the Detroit Symphony Orchestra – Dave Strubler, Harvard Business Review: Blogs

October 2010

• Getting Caught Up On Detroit – Drew McManus, Adapistration
• WADL-TV38 Announces Special Program Lineup for Election Night – PR Newswire
• Maltz Family Foundation gives $20 million to Cleveland Orchestra – Arlene Fine, Senior Staff Reporter, Cleveland Jewish News
• Project seeks to ‘re-densify’ Midtown – Louis Aguilar, The Detroit News
• On-Strike Musicians Hit A Home Run – John Guinn
• As Detroit Faces Cutbacks, This One Hits a Sour Note  - Jeff Bennet, The Wall Street Journal / U.S. News
• Striking DSO members play to full church – Doug Guthrie, The Detroit News
• Cleveland Orchestra Musicians’ Statement
• DSO Bosses Risk Orchestra’s Future – Mark Gaffney, The Detroit News
• DSO Strike Hurting Students – WDET News
• Striking Detroit Musicians’ Concert to Be Televised – Daniel J. Wakin, New York Tmes
• Que sera, sera, Sarah – Frank Almond, Inside the Arts blog
• A Bad Situation Ends Badly In Detroit – Drew McManus, Adaptistration.com
• Letter to Sarah Chang – The Musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
• Sarah Chang’s Detroit Dilemma – Laurie Niles, Violinist.com
• Open Letter to Sarah Chang – Bruce Ridge, Chairman – International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM)
• Will management silence a great orchestra? – Dick Isham, Farmington Hills. Letters to the Editor, Detroit Free Press
• Editorial DSO musicians should reconsider going on strike (rebuttal) – Bruce Ridge, Chairman, International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians. Letters to the Editor, Detroit News
  

September 2010

• DSO strike to hit restaurants, too – Lawrence B. Johnson, Special to The Detroit News
• Making Music: The work of a Syracuse Symphony Orchestra musician isn’t as effortless as it sometimes seems - Jeremy Mastrangelo
• Wanted: A Business Plan to Save the City – Randal Charlton
• Letter to the Musicians of the DSO - John Guinn
• Community that created the DSO must step up to save it – Laura Berman, The Detroit News
• 30% pay cut for Detroit Symphony musicians is an outrage, Andrew Adler, Louisville Courier-Journal
• DSO joins Labor Day Parade – Lawrence B. Johnson, The Detroit News 
• Possible strike at DSO worries community – Michael H. Hodges, The Detroit News
• Budget Woes Sowing Discord at Detroit Orchestra - Jeff Karoube, Associated Press

July / August 2010

• Potential strike at Detroit Symphony sends warning throughout orchestral world – Tim Smith, Baltimore Sun
• Detroit Symphony Players Reject Contract Proposals – James R. Oestreich, New York Times
• Losing our major league status: Must Detroit forfeit a world-class DSO? – Brian Dickerson, Detroit Free Press
• Jazz flutist, talks about Detroit’s musical riches – Alexander Zonjic
• A Message From Dave Brubeck – Dave Brubeck
• Quality Leadership Is Essential in Difficult Times – Christopher Durham, Director, AFM Symphonic Services
• Detroit Goes Public August 3, 2010  – Drew McManus, Adapistration.com
• Cleveland Orchestra appoints new violinist - Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer
• Detroit Symphony crisis a warning sign for all orchestras – Edward Ortiz, 21Q A Bee Entertainment Blog

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