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While Minnesota Orchestra management and musicians 

have yet to find a contract they can agree upon

, a number of voices are crying foul over the management's approach to negotiations.

Bill Eddins is Music Director of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and co-author of the classical music blog

 A resident of Minneapolis, Eddins has been following the negotiations closely.

Matt Peiken is the creator of the newly launched 

, a website designed to aggregate information about the Twin Cities classical music scene.

Emily Hogstad plays violin in the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra and writes about classical music on her blog 

 One of her recent posts lists "ten obfuscations" in a recent Minnesota Orchestra press release, including the statement that" the full-time management and administrative staff have experienced a salary reduction, a wage freeze and more than a 40 percent reduction of their pension contributions from the Orchestral Association."

You can find out the latest on the Minnesota Orchestra contract negotiations 

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