When Management Canceled Summer Concerts And Told Baltimore Musicians They Wouldn’t Be Paid, They Played On

The chair of the players’ committee strode to the front of the stage and said, “We are stunned and grieve for our beloved B.S.O. … We will be making music with even more passion and purpose tonight and for as long as our management keeps the lights on and the doors unlocked.” Then they played, unscheduled, Edward Elgar’s “Nimrod.” – The New York Times