Fired conductor returns to close the season
OrchestrasA settlement has been reached in the ugly standoff between music director Rosemary Thompson and the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra.
Rosemary, fired last December after 16 years, sued for unfair dismissal.
Today it was agreed that she would conduct the last concert of the present season in exchange for dropping her lawduit.
The statement reads: ‘Maestro Thomson is thrilled to return to the podium to conduct the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra for the May concert series, after which she will hold the title of Conductor Emeritus.’
She deserves better. Manchester Royal College of Music is hiring a conducting professor for £50 an hour.
At least get your facts right by getting the college’s name correctly and not be so lazy. It is called the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, and their fine staff are not titled there as professors. The Royal College of Music is in London, and for your information, fees are just a bit higher for teaching there. It is the going rate.
The article has other typos as well. Spellcheck at least.