The Dispatch wrote Symphony on the brink?
Musicians shocked by proposed job cuts
Friday, January 18, 2008
BY MICHAEL GROSSBERG
Leaders of the financially troubled Columbus Symphony are proposing dramatic cuts in the number of full-time musicians and the number of weeks the musicians perform. The restructuring plan is designed to get the symphony on firm financial footing and ensure its survival.
“This is to try to save the orchestra and enable us to grow it into something special,” said Robert “Buzz” Trafford, chairman of the symphony board.
Trafford presented the proposal yesterday to six musicians. The group walked out about 45 minutes into the meeting when they learned how many musicians would be let go under the plan.
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