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Salonen's Exit May Be a Wake-up Call for Arts Groups
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s decision to join the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) in 2018 was a major coup. At the time of his appointment, he spoke glowingly about the new partnership: "My ideas about an orchestra as an institution," he told the New … »
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Repair Shop Producers Raise $$, Widen Reach from Oscar Win
What’s an Oscar worth? Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, co-directors of The Last Repair Shop , which won this year’s Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film, hope that the answer might be as much as $15 million. That’s the … »
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Oregon Arts Groups to Get $52M
Arts organizations across Oregon, still staggering from the effects of the pandemic, are to receive a $52 million cash infusion over the next three years. The money includes $11.8 million from the state’s legislature and $20 million each … »
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Opera Philly & Apollo Theater Regroup
Opera Philadelphia and the Apollo Theater have rekindled a partnership first established in 2016 to develop new operatic works. The announced joint venture is at the moment short on details—no commissioned composers or completion … »
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SF Symphony Officials Lay Out the Facts of Life
In response to Esa-Pekka Salonen’s pointed, publicly stated rationale for not renewing his contract as music director , the San Francisco Symphony has issued a fairly detailed rationale of its own, explaining the cause and effects of cost … »
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Tennessee Seeks to Protect Musicians from AI
Last week, Tennessee became the first state to adopt legislation protecting musicians from the unauthorized use of artificial intelligence to impersonate an artist’s voice. The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, or ELVIS Act, … »
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Curtis Unveils 150 Centennial Season Events
In October the Curtis Institute of Music will launch “Great to Groundbreaking,” its seven-month centennial season featuring more than 150 orchestra, opera, and chamber music concerts highlighting current students as well as … »
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University of Kent Axes Music in Sweeping Cutbacks
The University of Kent—a vast, multi-campus, 20-college research university headquartered in Canterbury, U.K. with a student enrollment of 12,000 full-time, 6,200 part-time, and 600 academic and research staff—has decided to … »
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Muti Commemorates WWII Massacre with W. Schuman's Ninth
ROME (AP) — Italy on Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of one of the most horrific World War II massacres in German-occupied Italy with solemn commemorations and a performance of a symphony honoring the dead. Riccardo Muti was conducting … »
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Can Flexibility Revive the Subscription Model?
Subscription sales by performing arts organizations had been on the skids for years before the pandemic acted as an accelerant. They are no longer a major revenue source. Gone are the days when arts groups could rely on subscriptions to … »
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