Can musicians be replaced?  Just as I was trying to write some
chants for striking members of the Cleveland Orchestra (“Heck
no, we won’t blow”?), comes word their one-day strike is over.
Terms of the settlement — pay was the big issue — were not
disclosed.  Perhaps orchestra officials showed them this:  Sure,
it’s not, well, the Cleveland Orchestra, but it does lead to
some questions that orchestras must be asking. Why do people go
to orchestra concerts? Is it for the “liveness” of the music or
the performers playing it? Can they be replaced?    • bsimon
Listening to the story last eve during the drive home it struck
me that the players don’t likely have a lot of alternatives,
should their employer choose not to bend to their will.
Particularly in a down economy, how many job opportunities are
there for, say, a trombonist accustomed to a 6-figure paycheck?
• mike h      Musicians can’t be replaced. Without musicians in
the first place, would the Gameletron ever have been created?
There will always be