Baltimore Musicians Dissent on Conductor.

Focuses on the objections by musicians to a decision by board members and management that the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra would appoint Marin Alsop as its new musical director. Criticism of the search process by the musicians; Issue of confidence in the orchestra's leadership; Comments of Jane Marvine, chairwoman of the players' committee, and James Glicker, the orchestra's president, who disputed the charge; How the turmoil at the Baltimore Symphony is part of a long history of orchestra players' seeking a greater choice in leadership; Background on the debate.