Reversing Course In Wisconsin

The board of the tiny La Crosse (Wisconsin) Symphony Orchestra has thought better of its decision to terminate conductor Amy Mills, after some board members complained that the process which led to the vote ousting Mills was underhanded and unfair. Mills’s current contract runs through next season, which will be her tenth with the ensemble, and the board’s reversal opens the door for her to negotiate a new deal, despite artistic conflicts with some of the ensemble’s musicians.