Grinding Axes In Minneapolis

This summer, the Minnesota Orchestra appointed a new president following a nationwide search, and expressed confidence that Tony Woodcock was just the man to lead the 100-year-old ensemble into its second century. But it seems that not everyone on the orchestra’s board was happy with the way things turned out. “In August, Eugene Sit, a 12-year member who was head of the executive-search committee, resigned,” claiming that “decisions were made by one or two people that should have been made by the board.” The chairman of the orchestra’s board has dismissed Sit’s allegation, pointing out that “out of nearly 60 votes, he could ‘count on one hand’ the number against Woodcock.”