Angry at Management, Peoria Symphony Musicians Unionize

Less than a month after the PSO board declined to renew the contract of music director David Commanday, the orchestra’s players have decided to join the American Federation of Musicians. A statement cites as factors “the board’s lack of consultation with the players regarding this decision, their lack of recognition for the players’ overwhelming support of Commanday, plus statements by Board Chairman John Day regarding the future direction of the Peoria Symphony.”