For more than 100 years, through our concerts, our broadcasts, our recordings, and our tours, we have been Detroit's ambassadors to the world. We have become one of Michigan's two premier arts institutions. The Detroit Symphony Orchestra - YOUR orchestra - now ranks among the country's best. For making us what we are today, we are indebted to the conductors and musicians who have shaped us, to the boards, staffs, and volunteers who have worked tirelessly on our behalf, and - most importantly - to you, our patrons and audiences. Your enthusiasm and support are always deeply appreciated by all of us in this great orchestra.
News from Detroit Federation of Musicians:
DSO Musicians Get Early Xmas Present
DETROIT, Oct. 15, 2010 — The now-on-strike musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra have received an early Xmas present. They will be joined for their Sunday, 3 p.m., October 24 concert at Christ Church Cranbrook (470 Church Rd., Bloomfield Hills) by at least a dozen (and still counting) musicians of the world-famous Cleveland Orchestra. The […]
Musicians to Lead Two Labor Day Parades – Traditional and Virtual
DETROIT, Sept. 3, 2010 — The Detroit Symphony musicians and the Detroit Federation of Musicians will lead a miles-long and thousands-strong Labor Day parade down Woodward Avenue. The invitation to lead the parade came from Detroit AFL-CIO President Saundra L. Williams, who said: "We want to demonstrate that the DSO musicians have our total support […]
Detroit Symphony Musicians Reach Out to Audiences for Support; Present Two September Concerts
DETROIT, Aug. 10, 2010 — Can't wait until October, when the Detroit Symphony Orchestra opens its 2010-11 season? Rest easy, thanks to the DSO musicians. They will be filling the void with two concerts, Saturday, September 11, 8 PM, and Sunday, September 19, 3 PM, at Kirk in the Hills, 340 West Long Lake Road, […]
DETROIT, Aug. 2, 2010 — Just before the start of each of their three season-ending programs, members of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra left the stage at the Meadow Brook Music Festival and went into the audience to pass out cards asking for support. "With contract negotiations rocky at best, we wanted the audience to know […]
DETROIT, July 29, 2010 — Salary cuts upwards of 28 percent, drastic cuts in their health insurance, elimination of contributions to their retirement benefits, and a sharp reduction in the size of the orchestra – those are key provisions of management's demands from the musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as contract negotiations continue. The […]
