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"When the date of the referendum was announced, the Tasmanian Symphony
Orchestra (TSO) quietly cancelled its Last Night of the Proms concert scheduled
for the night before.
The reason, given by the orchestra to the media some weeks after the decision
to cancel, was that:
to press ahead with a musical celebration of British pageantry on this night
felt insensitive given its proximity to the Voice referendum the following
day.
Yet, at the time of the decision there was no public statement. The orchestra
informed ticket buyers individually. The fact that the cancellation was
effected quietly raises questions about why the orchestra did not make any
meaningful statement with the cancellation.
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra states it aspires to “serve our sector as
cultural leaders”.
Indeed, many Australian arts organisations say they want to be “cultural
leaders” – but they must be careful to match their words and actions."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
