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Thousands Gather to Protect KenCen

September 21, 2026 | Gary Fields, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people joined outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Friday evening to protest President Donald Trump’s plans for the facility, lending their voices to a chorus of organizations and … » Read
 

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$60M to Performing Arts Library for Archival Preservation

September 21, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has received an anonymous gift of $60 million, the largest in its history, to underwrite a five-year preservation, cataloguing, and digitization effort to increase public access to over 15 … » Read
 

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Chicago Symphony Players Sign New Agreement

September 21, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Like the colleagues in the Boston Symphony , National Symphony , and the San Francisco Opera orchestra s, the musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) have reached a new collective bargaining agreement. The Chicagoans have ratified … » Read
 

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NY City Center Gets $5M for Dance

September 18, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Just on the eve of its annual Fall for Dance Festival, a two-week event that brings some of the world’s top performers and dance companies to Manhattan (September 22-Oct.3), the New York City Center has received $5 million from its outgoing … » Read
 

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Trump on KenCen: 'It'll End Up Being Ripped Down' Unless...

September 18, 2026 | Matthew Daly, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building, including demolishing it as President Donald Trump has threatened. U.S. … » Read
 

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Seoul Arts Center to Create an Orchestra

September 18, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Chang Han-na, president and CEO of the Seoul Arts Center , announced the center’s plan to launch a new resident orchestra next year. The creation of the as-yet unnamed ensemble, supported by recently secured government funding, is part of a … » Read
 

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Boston Modern Orchestra Project in 2026-27

September 18, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
BMOP’s new season launches November 11 under Artistic Director Gil Rose with Julia Bullock performing Barber’s Knoxville Summer of 1915 and selections from Matthew Aucion’s No One’s Rose . Also on the program are the world … » Read
 

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SFO and Its Orchestra Reach Pact

September 18, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
With the help of San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, the San Francisco Opera and its orchestra have reached a tentative agreement, effective August 1 of this year to July 31, 2030, and pending ratification by the musicians. Details are not yet … » Read
 

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NSO Musicians Sign New Contract

September 17, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Amid the chaos surrounding the loss of its longtime home at The Kennedy Center, on Sept. 11 the National Symphony Orchestra and its musicians’ representative, Local 161-710 of the American Federation of Musicians, agreed upon a new … » Read
 

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Australian AI Cos Seek Eased Music Licensing Fees

September 17, 2026 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
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
 
 

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