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Milwaukee Symphony, Musicians, Sign Pact

The musicians and administration of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) have signed a new three-year contract extending through the 2027-28 season. The new agreement calls for a 41-week playing season, with 3 percent pay increases in the … »
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The Crossing in 2025-26:
All New, All the Time

Philadelphia-based chamber chorus The Crossing, still thriving and winning accolades 21 years after its founding by conductor Donald Nally, is preparing for a 2025-26 season of premieres and works relevant to the times, both the good and the bad. … »
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Sydney Opera House's 30 Pianos Bid Adieu to Their Longtime Caregiver

When Terry Harper retired as the sole piano tuner at Sydney’s Opera House on June 20, he ended a family legacy that began with his father Ron when the iconic venue opened in 1973. Three years later the 19-year-old son, after a one-year … »
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Music Resides in the Brain's 'Pleasure Circuit,' with Food & Sex

Music, insists Robert Zatorre, one of the world’s leading experts on the neuroscience of music, “touches everything… memory, perception, motor skills, emotions, and reading.” The professor at the Montreal Neurological … »
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A Canadian Orchestra at Expo 2025 Osaka

This marks the continuation of Fred Cohn’s coverage of the National Arts Center Orchestra’s Asian tour. “Even though touring an orchestra makes no sense financially, on a human level there are few things that make more … »
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Opera Italia Goes to the Hospital

A recent recital at Children’s National Hospital in northwest Washington, D.C. served as a reminder both of music’s healing powers and of the need for parents of sick children to find a bit of relief. “Opera Italiana is in the … »
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2025-26 Season at Y's Tisch Music Center

The 92nd Street Y’s 2025/26 Tisch Music Season, the second for Executive Director Nicholas Russotto, opens on October 19 and extends through the following June 8, inclusive of three world and ten New York premieres. Twenty-six artists … »
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Accord Reached, Springfield Symphony

The Springfield (MA) Symphony Orchestra (SSO) and Local 171 of the American Federation of Musicians have reached a two-year collective bargaining agreement that extends through 2026–27. SSO President and CEO Paul Lambert called the new … »
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Opéra Bastille: Raze or Repair?

The Bastille Opera in Paris opened in 1989, presenting a modern face that was a stark departure from the opulent Palais Garnier, built for the Paris Opera between 1861 and 1875 at the direction of Napoleon III. The 36-year-old building has not … »
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'Toxic' Culture Yields Exodus at Sarasota Ballet

The Sarasota Ballet’s international reputation is thanks in large part to the vision and leadership of Director Iain Webb and his wife, Assistant Director Margaret Barbieri, acolytes of British choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton, whose … »
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