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$30M Prompts New Name for St. Louis Symphony's Home Base

As the San Diego Symphony counts down the days to the September 28 reopening of its newly renovated concert hall, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra announces that Powell Hall--curently under reconstruction and set to reopen in fall of … »
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Atlanta Symphony Adds Six Musicians

Six new musicians have joined the ranks of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO), part of the new flock of players who have arrived during Nathalie Stutzmann’s two-year tenure. Lauren Roth comes to the position of assistant concertmaster … »
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University of the Arts Files for Bankruptcy

On Sept. 13, after months of negotiations to have Temple University absorb the University of Arts (UArts) failed to reach an agreement, the latter institution filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The next step calls for the 150-year-old school, which … »
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New Life for Abandoned Pianos and Pipe Organs

Over the past decade in the U.K., two organizations have been at work rehoming abandoned pipe organs and pianos. The Pianodrome Company , formed in 2017 by Tim Vincent-Smith and Matthew Wright, has paired the construction of an amphitheater made … »
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Dysfunction at San Antonio Phil Yields Yet Another Exit

The resignation of CFO Sylvia Romo on Sept. 12, the day before the opening of the San Antonio Philharmonic’s season, is the latest in a string of unsettling departures from the three-year-old organization. Of ten staff members listed in the … »
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HP Buys Solea Mgmt, Adds Most of Its Artists

To the hundreds of artists on its starry roster, HarrisonParrott will add nine of the 11 artists signed to Solea Management, which it has acquired. Solea’s Head and Founder Romain Blondel will move his Paris-based operations to HP … »
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SFS Choristers Threaten Work Stoppage, Prompted by AGMA 'Ringers'
Will they or won’t they? The 32 AGMA members in the San Francisco Symphony Chorus—aka “ringers”—have said they will strike as a “last resort” if the orchestra carries through with its plan, which, they … »
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British PM Endorses International Piano Competition

Sir Keir Starmer, the U.K.’s classical music-loving prime minister, has offered vocal support for the Leeds International Piano Competition. Starmer, who graduated from the University of Leeds with a law degree in 1985, also took the … »
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Grand Teton Celebrates Record-Breaking Summer

The Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) has announced its highest ever audience attendance and revenue. The 2024 festival, which this year celebrated the 50th anniversary of its all-wooden performance facility Walk Festival Hall, achieved a 13% … »
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Juilliard Scores a Cool $20 Million

The Juilliard School has received gifts totaling $20 million aimed at expanding creative work across disciplines, as well as part funding an annual festival and supporting the school’s jazz program. The donations come from dance educator … »
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