Code Blue...this is not a drill!

Please, read this article from the Columbus Dispatch!

Several days ago I wrote about the arts being on the verge of a "code blue." Today this sad truth has hit shockingly close to home. It is with great regret and sadness that I read the front-page headline of the Columbus Dispatch which read "Symphony on the brink?"

The Columbus Symphony Orchestra board has proposed that:

1. the number of full-time musicians be cut from 53 to 31
2. the number of performance weeks be trimmed from 46 to 34
3. an additional $3 million dollars be removed from the $12 million dollar annual budget

The rest of this drastic plan can be viewed at the Columbus Symphony website.

I fully support the musicians of the CSO and would like to be vocal about my support. In an attempt to make more people aware of this issue and to , I have created a Facebook group open to all users entitled "Proud Supporters of the Columbus Symphony." If you are a Facebook user and feel as strongly about this art form as I do, then please join the group to help show support for the CSO!

Also, if you do not attend concerts, then this would be a tremendous time to start and show your support for the orchestra!