Marin Alsop would seem to be an excellent choice to lead the Baltimore Symphony, but one shouldn’t dismiss the objections of the orchestra’s musicians. “The voices were too numerous and too strident to be dismissed as typical grumbling of jaded union musicians. What to make of it? Ms. Alsop’s debut with the Baltimore Symphony in May 2002 was well received by critics and audiences. Though I have not heard her conduct the orchestra, her performances with it since her debut have seemingly been successful.”