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Defying the Silence: A Chronicle of Resilience that Saved the World Renowned Minnesota Orchestra

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Book: Defying the Silence, by Julie Ayer

In this book, Julie Ayer of Local 30-73 (St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN) shows how some of the world’s finest musicians went from sitting in the Minnesota Orchestra to standing in the picket line—and how their city rallied around them. The lockout that began on October 1, 2012 became the longest and most infamous work stoppage in American orchestral labor history. Like many strikes, the ominous signals of anti-unionism preceded it: hiring slowdowns and being told the orchestra needed to “slim down” and “change the business model.” What came to pass was a struggle for the very identity of an orchestra that had been at the heart of the Minnesota arts scene since it was founded in 1903. Ayer recounts their 16-month struggle, from winning hard-fought contract negotiations to winning Gramophone 2021 Orchestra of the Year.

Defying the Silence: A Chronicle of Resilience that Saved the World Renowned Minnesota Orchestra, by Julie Ayer, www.julieayer.com







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