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More Ohio-ans to Decide on 'Sin' Tax for the Arts

July 11, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The new, two-year budget recently signed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives counties with a charter form of government or populations of at least 800,000 the option to levy a cigarette tax to fund arts and cultural programming. "We have a lot of … » Read
 

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State Arts Funding: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Ugly

July 10, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
In today’s political climate, state support for the arts is having its ups and—in Republican-run governments at least—downs. In California , the legislature recently restored $11.5 million to the Performing Arts Equitable … » Read
 

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MSM to Offer Online BFA Degree for Professionals

July 10, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
In January of 2026, the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) will launch a new online Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Performing Arts Degree Completion Program designed to allow performing arts professionals to translate their work experience into … » Read
 

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Czech Performer Denied Entry to the U.S.

July 10, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Clarinetist Jaroslav Skuta from the Czech Republic, planning to perform a number of Stateside concerts, was refused entry and sent back to Prague. One of his presenters, Frank Wiley, director of music at the United Methodist Church of Kent and … » Read
 

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La Scala Enforces Anti-beachwear Rule

July 9, 2025 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
La Scala has recently reminded its patrons of proper attire at the opera house. Flip-flops, tank tops, and shorts – apparently favored primarily among tourists—are not ok. In fact there has been a dress code on the books since 2015, … » Read
 

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Rumble Strip Plays Beethoven 9 and Goes Viral

July 8, 2025 | Gabe Levin, Musical America
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP)—The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain highway in the far reaches of the United Arab … » Read
 

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Warner to Cut $300M, Half of It in Staff Costs

July 3, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
On July 1, Robert Kyncl, CEO of the Warner Music Group (WMG), informed staff via an internal memo that layoffs were imminent as part of an effort to restructure and reduce costs by $300 million. Citing the need to “future proof” the … » Read
 

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Mozart AI: 'More Music in Less Time'

July 2, 2025 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
On July 16 artificial intelligence startup company Arthos (a blend of the words art and ethos) will go public with its first product—Mozart AI. The company has raised €625,000 to underwrite the development of the AI-powered digital … » Read
 

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Ormandy and His Philadelphians on Disc, 1964-1983

July 2, 2025 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
For two decades beginning in the mid-1960s, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra released multiple recordings on the Columbia label each year, introducing classical music to millions of Americans. Now a new boxed set— The Columbia … » Read
 

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SF Opera, Musicians Sign Stop-gap Pact

July 1, 2025 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
San Francisco Opera and its orchestra have signed a contract retroactive to August 1, 2024 and valid through July 31, 2026. This essentially one-year agreement contains the provision that the two parties will negotiate a new multi-year deal … » Read
 
 

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