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Minnesota Orchestra trims its staff
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Minnesota Orchestra has eliminated nine full-time positions, or 13 percent of its full-time administrative staff. In addition, the orchestra said Tuesday that it has laid off seven part-time employees. The cuts are in response to the orchestra's ...
Minn. Orchestra to lay off 13 percent of staffBusinessWeek

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Minnesota Orchestra invades Willmar
Minnesota Public Radio
The Minnesota Orchestra heads west this week for a Common Chords residency in Willmar. The program will feature some 30 concerts, classes and performances in places as diverse as the local library, the VFW, the farmers market and a coffee shop.
Common Chords program on schedule this afternoon at Becker MarketWest Central Tribune

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Minnesota Orchestra bringing Common Chords festival to Willmar, Minn.
West Central Tribune
Minnesota Orchestra members will participate in more than 30 events including three full concerts during their Common Chords festival May 22-26 in Willmar. Sarah Hicks, principal pops conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, will spend a week in Willmar ...


 
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Minnesota Orchestra review: Profound Sibelius outshines Mozart
Pioneer Press
By Rob Hubbard Light gives way to darkness at this weekend's Minnesota Orchestra concerts. The sunny late afternoon of Sergei Prokofiev's "Classical" Symphony fades into the wistful twilight of Mozart's 24th Piano Concerto before night falls in the ...
Sibelius symphony rendered colossallyMinneapolis Star Tribune

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Minnesota Orchestra review: Eloquent farewell for violinist Kwak
Pioneer Press
The Vancouver and Detroit symphonies have recently plucked their first among equals from the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's violin section, while Erin Keefe was a regular SPCO fill-in before being named the Minnesota Orchestra's concertmaster.
Kwak gives farewell concert a tender, assured touchMinneapolis Star Tribune

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Hilary Hahn's attention to neglected Prokofiev
Examiner.com
If the full range of the orchestral palette signified in Prokofiev's concerto, then it was even more significant in the “overture” that preceded it, the single movement “Minea,” composed by Kalevi Aho on commission from the Minnesota Orchestra in 2008.

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Minn. Orchestra to lay off 13 percent of staff
Palm Beach Post
By AP | Classical, Music News | May 09, 2012 MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Orchestra says it's laying off 13 percent of its permanent staff to save money. The orchestra announced Tuesday that it was eliminating nine full-time and seven part-time ...
Minnesota Orchestra eliminates 16 staff positionsMinnesota Public Radio
Minn. Orchestra laying off 13% of staffCrookston Daily Times
Minnesota Orchestra downsizes, but not on stageMinneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
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