EMF

The Eastern Music Festival Board of Directors announced on Monday that after 64 years, it has voted to dissolve the five-week music festival in Greensboro. The decision comes after nearly two years of negotiations with faculty musicians to reach a mutually acceptable labor agreement.

The complaint filed with the labor board argues that the festival must maintain the status quo as negotiations between the two sides continue. That would include going on with this year’s festival as planned.

The cancelation comes after a year of discussions between the faculty’s Charlotte-based musicians’ union and the festival’s leadership.

Next month the nationally recognized Eastern Music Festival and summer education program gets underway in Greensboro. In addition to ticketed events,…