Amid the chaos surrounding the loss of its longtime home at The Kennedy Center, on Sept. 1 the National Symphony Orchestra and its musicians’ representative, Local 161-710 of the American Federation of Musicians, agreed upon a new four-year … » Read

Dean Ormston, CEO of APRA AMCOS (Australian Performing Right Association and Australian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) reports that none of the AI platforms operating in Australia have sought to license music for AI training purposes. While … » Read

This article has been updated to include details of the meeting and references to some previous developments.  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP)—The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted on Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts … » Read

Reducing their salaries to match their current workload is not sitting well with the San Francisco Opera orchestra musicians. After calling a strike 30 minutes before the opening-night curtain on Sept.12, their work stoppage continues, with … » Read

The "financial woes, aging audiences and perceived irrelevance” that challenge opera today prompt “constant hand-wringing” among those who love the art form, writes Harvey Sachs in the New York Times . When a friend recently … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fencing went up Wednesday around the main Kennedy Center building, a day after the Trump-aligned board voted to close most of the performing arts center for repairs. A Democratic congresswoman who is a trustee quickly … » Read

The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) has received $3.5 million from Carl Kanter, retired senior VP and co-general counsel of Merck-Medco Managed Care. The school, which sees the gift as a “major milestone” toward its goal of $30M in … » Read

Pending ratification, scheduled for Wednesday, the Philadelphia Orchestra musicians have signed a new three-year contract, which moves base salary from the current $176,280 to $200,008 by its end. While the agreement was not a cliff hanger, the … » Read

The Mothers of Kherson , a new opera by Ukrainian composer Maxim Kolomiiets and American librettist George Brant, will have its premiere on Oct. 16 at the Teatr Wielki–Polish National Opera in Warsaw. Based on the true story of Ukrainian … » Read

With the appearance of yesterday’s NY Times Magazine article, the secret of the heaven-on-earth paradise of Tippet Rise is out. But if a first-time visitor’s account was self-revelatory, for those of us lucky enough to go for a second … » Read