Key Highlights
- Zimmermann announced in a video on X Monday that he filed the lawsuit several weeks ago after winning a blind audition for the Knoxville Symphony in September.
- He claimed that the CEO, Rachel Ford, informed him via email days later that he was no longer being considered."[B]ased on a number of items which have come to the attention of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra regarding your employment with the Nashville Symphony, I regret to inform you that the KSO has decided not to move forward with offering you a contract of employment," the email reportedly read.
- HARVARD ALUM BLASTS DEI POLICIES AFTER 'WOKE' VALUES DRIVE LONGTIME PROFESSOR'S EXIT James Zimmermann claimed that the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra refused to give him a job despite winning an audition.
- (iStock) He explained that he was the principal clarinet of the Nashville Symphony from 2008 until 2020, when he was "canceled" for resisting DEI policies within the orchestra.
- The Washington Free Beacon previously reported on Zimmermann's termination in 2021 after he pushed back against efforts he said were promoting diversity over merit.
