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2 Orchestras Shutter Operations
The Los Angeles-based American Youth Symphony pulled the plug last week after a 59-year run. “Despite our best efforts, the challenges of maintaining our operations have become insurmountable,” said Board Chairman Kevin Dretzka in a … »
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Stutzmann Practices Standard Rep in ASO's 80th Season
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will launch its 80 th season, its third with Nathalie Stutzmann as music director, on Sept. 19 with her reading of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, Titan , and cellist Edgar Moreau playing Schumann’s Cello … »
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City-wide Organ Crawl Launches in Philly
The inaugural Philadelphia Organ Festival, which kicks off on March 15 and extends through March 23, features nine concerts around a city that is said to have 830 purpose-built sacred places, most of which would have had a pipe organ. The … »
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Florida's Longest Surviving Orchestra Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary
The Sarasota Orchestra, the longest continuously operating orchestra in Florida, is celebrating its 75 th anniversary. Organized by amateurs and musical students, the Florida West Coast Symphony (FWCS), as it was initially known, gave its first … »
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Democrats Issue Bill to Increase Streaming Royalties for Musicians
Democratic congressional representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI) and Jamaal Bowman (NY) have introduced legislation intended to increase online streaming royalties for musicians. According to a news release, their proposed Living Wage for Musicians … »
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A New CEO for Music Teachers National Association
Brian Shepherd is to become CEO of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) as of July 1, 2024. He succeeds Dr. Gary L. Ingle, who retires on June 30 after 28 years in the position. Shepard has already worked at the 148-year-old nonprofit … »
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LA Phil Lays Out 2024-25 Season
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2024-25 season marks Gustavo Dudamel’s penultimate one before he departs for the New York Philharmonic in 2026. Offerings at Walt Disney Concert Hall range from Mahler through John Williams to world … »
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Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center Will Get a Face Lift
Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center, established in 1968 and currently home to the High Museum of Art, the Atlanta Symphony, and the Alliance Theater, is planning a $67 million revamp of its midtown campus on Peachtree Street. The primary goal … »
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Chicago Symphony Gets $21Million
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is once again the recipient of a huge grant from the Negaunee Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED), founded and run by the Colburn family, for which the Colburn … »
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Finally, U.K. Orchestras' Tax Break Made Permanent
News that as of April 1, the U.K. government has made permanent the extension of the higher 45 percent rate of Orchestra Tax Relief, which had doubled in 2021 in response to the pandemic, met with universal applause from Britain’s classical … »
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