Fort Wayne Philharmonic

WBOI's Classical Connection host Rob Nylund reviewed the ever-popular Patriotic Pops concert held over the weekend at Parkview Field.

Music by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) and George Gershwin (1898-1937) was featured in the Fort Wayne Philharmonic's final Masterworks concert of the abbreviated 2022-23 season, which was also the final concert scheduled by the orchestra for Fort Wayne's historic Embassy Theatre.

Concerts will resume later this month, salaries for musicians increased.

Negotiations between Fort Wayne Philharmonic musicians and management have stalled as the parties won’t meet again until late March.

Management and musicians met in early February, but no agreement could be reached.

Negotiations continue between the Fort Wayne Philharmonic management and musicians as the strike moves towards it's second month.

Management had referred to the offer as its "best and final," but musicians say there's still issues on the table.

The offer includes a higher wage increase, but musicians say the parties continue to disagree over cuts to positions and bargaining rights.

The parties met for five hours Wednesday and were unable to come to an agreement after nearly a month of striking.

Despite compromise on wages from management, the Players Association says they can't compromise on elimination of positions.