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2009-2010 Season Articles

  • Board President Ted Legasey most recently dismissed the recommendations of Michael Kaiser, author of The Art of the Turnaround, creating an unfortunate pattern. The New York Times article can be found under below.




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  • Stahl memorial service scheduled for Nov. 13
    Post and Courier, Sunday, October 24, 2010



  • Symphony showcase draws crowd
    Post and Courier, Sunday, October 10, 2010

  • CSO has high hopes for gala concert
    Post and Courier, Sunday, September 19, 2010

  • Classical Music Enterprise in works
    Post and Courier, Sunday, August 22, 2010

  • Community members, business leaders emphasize link between arts and jobs
    Charleston Regional Business Journal, Sunday, July 11, 2010

  • The CSO puts their future in the hands of the community
    The City Paper, Wednesday, July 7, 2010

  • The CSO Show must go on
    Post and Courier, Wednesday, May 26, 2010

  • Musicians reject CSO agreement
    Post and Courier, Saturday, May 22, 2010

  • A Fundamental Problem with Arts Ecology
    Huffington Post, Monday, April 26, 2010

  • Why Saving Charleston's Symphony is so Important
    Moultrie News, Tuesday, April 20, 2010

  • Save Symphony
    Post and Courier, letters to the editor Tuesday, April 20, 2010

  • Bring Music Back
    Post and Courier, letters to the editor Monday, April 19, 2010

  • If you can't join 'em, beat 'em
    Adaptistration, April 7, 2010



  • The CSO is in peril - yet again
    Charleston City Paper, Monday, April 6, 2010

  • An illegal lockout in Charleston
    Adaptistration, Monday, April 5, 2010

  • ....Musicians say shutdown violates labor agreement
    Charleston Regional Business Journal, Monday April 5, 2010

  • Show must go on, say CSO musicians
    Post and Courier, Saturday, April 3, 2010

  • Why the Music Really Stopped
    Post and Courier, Friday, April 2, 2010

  • Orchestra at a crossroads
    Post and Courier, Tuesday March 30, 2010



  • Why symphony stopped music
    Post and Courier, Tuesday March 30, 2010


  • Charleston Goes Dark
    Adaptistration, Tuesday March 30, 2010

  • Charleston Orchestra runs out of money
    The New York Times, Tuesday March 30, 2010

  • CSO suspends its operations
    Post and Courier, Monday March 29, 2010

  • Out of cash, the CSO suspends operations...
    Charleston Regional Business Journal, Monday March 29, 2010

  • Suspension Notice to Musicians



    • Audio clips:

  • Board President, Ted Legasey Interview
    WTMA 1250AM, The morning buzz
    Tuesday, March 30, 2010


  • Interim Exec Director, Kathleen Wilson Interview
    WTMA 1250AM, The morning buzz
    Monday, March 29, 2010


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  • Principal Percussionist, Ryan Leveille Interview
    WTMA 1250AM, The morning buzz
    Tuesday, April 6, 2010


  • Mayor Joe Riley's reaction
    (go to 6:30 minutes)
    WTMA 1250AM, The morning buzz
    Wednesday, March 31, 2010




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