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MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, Jan. 11-18

January 11, 2021 | Clive Paget, Musical America
We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read
 

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A New Momentum for the 8.8m 'Arts Workers' in the U.S.

January 11, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The pandemic’s devastating impact on the creative arts is lending a long-absent vitality to the concept of an “arts worker.“ The idea that everyone from an orchestra musician to a museum curator, a ballet dancer to a fashion … » Read
 

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Pandemic Spawns Three New Streaming Platforms

January 11, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Prompted by the pandemic, organizations and artists have sought to stream their performances from their individual platforms, sometimes for a fee, more often, not. While Medici.TV and the Berlin Philharmonic's Digital Concert Hall have been … » Read
 

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Ten Wonderful, Sometimes Wacky Pandemic Pivots

January 8, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Over the last two weeks (thank goodness) of 2020, Musical America ran a series about ten U.S. and U.K. organizations that we felt had pivoted the most gracefully, creatively, and imaginatively during the pandemic. In the tradition of making … » Read
 

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Huge Chinese Classical Licensing Co. Announces First IPO

January 7, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
On Jan. 6 the Chinese classical music licensing, subscription, and education services company Kuke Music Holding announced terms for its IPO (initial public offering). In 2019, the Beijing-based company, founded in 2017, was China’s largest … » Read
 

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Choirs Will, Indeed, Sing Again

January 6, 2021 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Choirs may be silenced for the near future by the pandemic, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel—far off though it may be. In July of 2024, choirs from around the world are scheduled to arrive in Auckland, New Zealand for the 13 … » Read
 

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With Limited Audiences, Texas Orchestras Play On

January 6, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Things tend to be big in Texas, and that includes the concert halls that host the major orchestras. The Houston Symphony plays in a 2,900-seat house, and both the Fort Worth and Dallas symphonies perform in venues that seat more than 2,000. … » Read
 

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New Grammy Award Date Clashes with SAG-AFTRA

January 6, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The Recording Grammy, forced to  postpone the Grammy Awards scheduled for January 31, 2021 in Los Angeles, due to the spread of Covid-19, has chosen to move the event to March 14th. That’s also the date of the SAG-AFTRA awards, another … » Read
 

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MET Orchestra Angry Over Gala String Players

January 5, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Conciliatory feeling seems altogether absent in the standoff between management and labor at the Metropolitan Opera. With the stagehands locked out since early December, the latest flashpoint revolves around the employment of non-Met musicians to … » Read
 

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Dutch National Opera/Ballet Names New General Director

January 5, 2021 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
The Dutch National Opera & Ballet (DNOB) has named Stijn Schoonderwoerd as general director, effective Feb. 1. He succeeds Els van der Plas, who has held the position since 2012. Schoonderwoerd joins with Sophie de Lint, director of Dutch … » Read
 
 

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