Extreme brinkmanship failed, and long after several apparent "final" deadlines, efforts to end the strike by musicians of the San Francisco Symphony failed, and the long-planned East Coast tour is now canceled.
After a 12-hour negotiating session that ended at 4 a.m. on Friday, the strike called by musicians of the San Francisco Symphony on Wednesday, continues.
Composers, Inc. had a long run in San Francisco, but it is leaving the city. A concert on April 9, in Old First Church, will be the group's last event here.
Looking forward to Monday night's "Behind the Curtain: Planning an Opera Season" presentation by San Francisco Opera's Director of Music Administration Kip Cranna and Associate Director of Production Jennifer Good, I was disappointed when other work (look around SFCV this week) piled up and ma