In its announcement, the board of directors cited the withdrawal from negotiations of the musicians’ union in April, and musicians’ demands for “a budget that is millions of dollars in excess of what the Symphony can afford.”
Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony walk in a silent picket line outside the home of Symphony Society of San Antonio board chair Kathleen Weir Vale in December.After nearly nine months of a concert season lost to a musicians’ strike and failed contract negotiations, the 83-year-old San Antonio Symphony is no more. Again.
In its Thursday announcement, the board of directors cited the withdrawal from negotiations of the musicians’ union, American Federation of Musicians Local 23, in April, and musicians’ demands for “a budget that is millions of dollars in excess of what the Symphony can afford.” Neither Lang-Lessing nor board chair Kathleen Weir Vale could be reached for comment prior to publication.
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