“The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra canceled more concerts on Friday as the musicians’ strike enters its third week,” writes Andrea Ahles in Friday’s (9/23) Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX). “Symphony management said it has canceled shows at Bass Hall including ‘The Beat Goes On: Music of the Baby Boomers’ concert scheduled for Oct. 14-16 and the Elgar’s Enigma Variations concert scheduled for Nov. 4-6. A family concert in Southlake titled Halloween with Harry Potter has also been canceled…. Several community and educational concerts have also been canceled, symphony management said…. Musicians and management have been in contract negotiations for more than 15 months with both sides far apart when it came to wages and benefits. The musicians have been on strike since Sept. 8.”
Posted September 26, 2016
