Comments on: Cooking the books

By: Polyphonic.org – The Orchestra Musician Forum – Where no orchestra has gone before

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:38:26 +0000

[...] 2009, of course, was a year in which the orchestra reported a balanced budget, and two years before this: [...]

By: Imaginary Fiscal Distress Syndrome or “How Pollyanna looks at Orchestra Management” | Mae Mai

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:12:31 +0000

[...] In light of the investigation of the Minnesota Orchestra (see also Robert Levine’s piece, Cooking the books, and a series of pieces posted at Song of the Lark) as well as many who just make the assumption [...]

By: SOTL Glossary | Song of the Lark

SOTL Glossary | Song of the Lark — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:02:41 +0000

[...] Has written many scathing articles about the Minnesota Orchestra’s management; in one memorable blog entry, he said the current leadership of the MOA had “ethical standards” of “those at [...]

By: More Misrepresentation, More Realities…..More Misrepresentations of Reality | Song of the Lark

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:27:34 +0000

[...] Hear that? They are absolutely not cooking the books! At all! Ever! Such an accusation is shocking and uncouth and uncalled for! Robert Levine? I think someone’s taking a jab at you… (Mr. Levine, of course, posted a blog entry not too long ago about the Minnesota Orchestra expressly titled “Cooking the books.”) [...]

By: Polyphonic.org – The Orchestra Musician Forum – About that $6 million deficit…

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:27:04 +0000

[...] going on with the numbers – not surprising, given the lack of transparency, if not flat-out deception, the board has demonstrated the past few years. Unfortunately, the question he asks at the end is [...]

By: Live Music Exchange Digest – w/c 3rd December 2012 |

Live Music Exchange Digest – w/c 3rd December 2012 | — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:50:21 +0000

[...] Musicians vote ‘no confidence’ in Minnesota Orchestra president: The musicians’ statement said that his removal ‘is key to resolving the current lockout’. As deficits worsened, the board worried about the impact of budget red ink on its fundraising. [...]

By: Mr. Henson Goes to St. Paul, Part 2 | Song of the Lark

Mr. Henson Goes to St. Paul, Part 2 | Song of the Lark — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:07:58 +0000

[...] orchestra business suggesting that the current leadership team is doing that. Indeed, Robert Levine has called for the entire board’s resignation, as well as Henson’s dismissal. We all remember the joint editorial that Marriner, de Waart, and Skrowaczewski published in the [...]

By: Nathan Kahn

Nathan Kahn — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:38:51 +0000

Bravo; says it all.

By: Did the Minnesota Orchestra Board of Directors Mislead the Public? | Allen's Arts News | Scoop.it

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:32:57 +0000

[...] "There are really only two possibilities. One is that the board essentially covered up the ” internal reality of deficits in 2009 and 2010″ in order to make its financial condition look better to the state than it actually was. The other is that the deficits of of 2011 and 2012 were equally phony in order to bolster the board’s case “to reset the business model” – which, as is usually the case, was code for “pay the musicians a lot less.” But either possibility means the board misled the public, the state, its donors, and its employees." [...]

By: Is Minnesota Orchestra Management Lying To Us, Part 3: Yes | Song of the Lark

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:34:32 +0000

[...] that last point in a rather dramatic fashion. Robert Levine has a new blog entry up called “Cooking the books“, and its closing paragraph is a doozy. I lived in the Twin Cities for eight years. It’s a [...]