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Too Many Pianos, Not Enough (Good) Tuners
Piano tuning is both essential to classical music and a dying art. Ivan Hewett, chief classical music critic for The Telegraph , recently spoke with Ulrich Gerhartz about his indispensable set of skills and why they are in danger of disappearing. … »
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Come to the Concert Hall, Turn Your Phones ON
In a recent policy change, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is now permitting audience members to use their phones to take photos and short videos at its concerts. An April concert during which tenor soloist Ian Bostridge halted … »
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COT Announces First Season Under New Leadership
The upcoming season of the Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Lawrence Edelson’s first as general director , is filled with two world and one North American premieres and a tribute marking the 100 th anniversary of Puccini’s death. First on … »
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Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joins AGMA
Members of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir on April 29 approved their first labor contract with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc (POKC). About 160 of some 200 singers voted in favor of the agreement, negotiated by the American … »
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Opera Celebrating an Unheralded Sculptor Premieres at Interlochen
On May 4 the Interlochen Center for the Arts will premiere Edmonia , Boston-based composer and guitarist Bill Banfield’s opera about the 19 th -century Black and Ojibwe sculptor Edmonia Lewis. In 2000 author Toni Morrison commissioned … »
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A Name Change and New Season at Covent Garden
This year’s announcement of the upcoming season at Covent Garden offered something different--news that the Royal Opera was now the Royal Ballet and Opera. “[It’s] a massively overdue change,” CEO Alex Beard told The … »
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Medical Pros Pick Up Their Instruments
Since 1959 the Medical Arts Symphony of Kansas City community orchestra has provided amateur musicians working in the health care professions with performance opportunities that offer essential relief from a stressful work environment. For Liam … »
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An Original Saudi Opera Bows in Riyadh
Zarqa Al Yamama , the first grand opera produced in Saudi Arabia, recently premiered in Riyadh. With music by Australian composer Lee Bradshaw and an Arabic libretto by Saudi poet Saleh Zamanan, the opera tells the story of a blue-eyed tribal … »
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St. Lawrence String Quartet Will Disband
The 2023-24 season is the swansong for the St. Lawrence String Quartet (SLSQ), the group announced yesterday. The decision comes after a one-year hiatus following the death of founding violinist Geoff Nuttall . The quartet’s three remaining … »
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U.K. Report Misogyny in Music Gets a Shoulder Shrug from Gov't
Misogyny in Music , a report prepared by the British Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee, appears to have fallen on deaf ears. The government has rejected the report’s recommendations, despite an acknowledgement that it is … »
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