The union members of the Ottawa-based National Arts Centre Orchestra (NAC) have unanimously authorized a strike action if a new contract agreement cannot be reached with management. The issue is compensation. “Since COVID, the orchestra … » Read

With the launch of its season last November, the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) entered its second half-century. Founded in 1976 by John Painter, a cellist, conductor, and educator, the ensemble’s artistic director since 1990 has been … » Read

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM), a 129-year-old Park Slope organization, held a ribbon-cutting celebration for its new 12,000 sq. ft. campus on Oct. 8. The new facility, located just four blocks from the organization’s historic … » Read

The Houston Symphony and its musicians have agreed on a new four-year contract, negotiations having been underway for several months with an effective start date of October 5. In comments by both musicians and management, much is made of the … » Read

For all but the top echelon of professional opera singers, creating a sustainable career poses a challenge so daunting that many quit just as their vocal prowess peaks. They simply cannot afford to continue. “We just have to start telling … » Read

Donald Trump has labeled The Kennedy Center “a great danger to anyone who walks inside,” a building that is in a “virtual state of collapse.” But such dire warnings have not stopped the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) … » Read

America’s public schools, challenged by straitened financial circumstances and the lack of strong advocacy for classroom arts education, have steadily devalued the importance of teaching music. The lack of access to instruments only … » Read

With Minnesota Opera’s season due to open less than four weeks away, the 46 union members of the company’s orchestra voted unanimously to authorize a strike. The musicians’ contract expired in June and negotiations are … » Read

Attorneys representing Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) have said that the Trump administration is inappropriately citing executive privilege as justification for withholding “core financial documents” and information about the … » Read

Maia Cabeza , first violinist for the Doric Quartet for the past two years, has announced her departure from the group in order to devote her energy “to other exciting facets of my varied life as a musician.” Her departure comes … » Read