The Times They Are Achanging

Can you imagine something like this happening between the members of the NBC Symphony Orchestra and Toscanini? We can't, although a certain few parallels are obvious.

With rehearsals for the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra's fall season scheduled to begin on Sept. 8, conductor and artistic director Douglas Sanford and a group of orchestra members are embroiled in a bitter dispute. A report by the union steward earlier this year was highly critical of Sanford, alleging a long list of abuses from haranguing players to choosing wildly fast tempos.

Sanford, in turn, filed a $200,000 defamation suit on Aug. 14, arguing against the allegations.

O tempora! O mores!

RTWT here.

(Our thanks to ArtsJournal for the link.)