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The Impact of CPB's Demise

August 29, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Congressional acquiescence to Donald Trump’s demand that $1.1 billion previously allocated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) be cancelled threatens the continued existence of 245 public radio stations in rural communities. … » Read
 

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New Violinist for the Jupiter SQ

August 29, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Jupiter String Quartet has appointed violinist Mélanie Clapiès as the successor to Nelson Lee, who has been a member of the foursome for 24 years and has recently accepted a position at McGill University. This fall the French … » Read
 

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Ohio Orchestra's Centenary Year
Hangs in the Balance

August 29, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Youngstown (OH) Symphony Orchestra musicians, whose current contract expires August 31, report that the Youngstown Symphony Society (YSS) has not reached out for renewal or update talks, nor has it announced the coming season, a violation of … » Read
 

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Whither the Eastern Music Festival?

August 28, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The future of the 60-year-old Eastern Music Festival is uncertain. The five-week event, cancelled this summer for only the second time in its history (the first was during the pandemic), normally enrolls about 250 students and 60 artists, the … » Read
 

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In Praise of the Anonymous Nerds at Apple Classical

August 28, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Few things distress Ivan Hewett more than the classical recording charts. “The endless lists of crossover and ambient pap,” grouses the Telegraph’s classical critic, have replaced “something real and substantial.” … » Read
 

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Music Offers Hope in Gaza

August 26, 2025
For tens of thousands of Palestinians living amid the devastation in Gaza, the struggle to find food, shelter, and clean water is paramount. For some lucky few, music offers an opportunity to escape, if only for a short time, the reality … » Read
 

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Library of Congress Adds Wizard of Oz Sketches to Arlen Collection

August 26, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Library of Congress has added rare music and lyric sketches from the iconic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz to its Harold Arlen Collection, itself a gift from the composer’s sister-in-law, Rita Arlen, in 2022. Thirty-five manuscript items … » Read
 

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Emerging Black Composers Project Perseveres

August 24, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP),  launched in 2020 as a collaboration between the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and the San Francisco Symphony,  lost momentum last March when the Trump administration cut off all … » Read
 

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Free Chamber Concerts on the Farm

August 22, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Calby Van Hollebeke, a Master of Arts candidate at Washington State University’s (WSU) School of Music, grew up on a farm and is very aware of the hard work that goes into the annual harvest. Her memories of summers with her family spent in … » Read
 

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Ukrainian Freedom O Returns to the UK

August 22, 2025
As the war between Russia and Ukraine grinds on, Keri-Lynn Wilson and the members of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra (UFO), which she organized in the spring of 2022, admit that their project may be the victim of compassion fatigue. … » Read
 
 

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