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Calgary Arts Center Gets $75M

June 28, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The city of Calgary, population approximately 1.7 million, appears on the surface to take seriously the notion that the arts drive economic growth. On Wednesday, Arts Commons, a 560,000-square-foot area in downtown encompassing six gallery … » Read
 

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A New Performing Arts Center in an African Refugee Camp

June 28, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Over 300 miles north of Uganda’s capital city of Kampala, the architectural firm of Hassell and Localworks has collaborated with To.org , a collective of materials scientists, visual artists, storytellers, architects, and other visionary … » Read
 

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Wallace Foundation Prez Will Exit

June 28, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
In June 2025, after 14 years, Will Miller will step down as president of The Wallace Foundation. Under his leadership the foundation has enhanced its support in its core areas of interest—arts, education leadership, and youth development. … » Read
 

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Philly Children's Choirs Look Toward Merger

June 28, 2024
In anticipation of likely changes to the local philanthropic landscape , two Philadelphia children’s choirs are laying the groundwork for an eventual merger. The Commonwealth Youthchoirs and the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale … » Read
 

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Major Labels Sue AI Song-generating Cos.

June 27, 2024 | Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Big record companies are suing artificial intelligence song-generators Suno and Udio for copyright infringement, alleging that the AI music startups are exploiting the recorded works of artists from Chuck Berry to Mariah … » Read
 

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Pacific Symphony Has a New Summer Home

June 27, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
From 1987 to 2016, the Irvine Concert Meadows (later renamed the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre) was the summer home for the Pacific Symphony. When the venue closed in 2016, the orchestra relocated first to the Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa … » Read
 

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Scottish Arts Groups Brace for Funding Cuts

June 24, 2024 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Ominous talk of a potential spending squeeze is causing alarm among Scotland’s cultural institutions, which are already contending with ten years of standstill funding in the face of Brexit, the pandemic, inflation, and a cost-of-living … » Read
 

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Welsh National Op Musicians Threaten Strike

June 24, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
In the coming weeks, musicians of the Welsh National Opera who are members of the Musicians’ Union will be voting on whether to undertake labor action against plans to make the orchestra part-time and cut pay by 15 percent. “This is a … » Read
 

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Boston Lyric Opera Gets Its Own, Dedicated Space

June 21, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) has announced a collaboration with Midway Artist Studios to create Opera & Community Studios. The 14,000 sq. ft. space, occupying a portion of Midway’s 200,000+ sq. ft. artist-owned nonprofit building, will … » Read
 

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Seoul Police Nab Music Profs for Illegal Tutoring

June 21, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The competitive nature of gaining access to music education at South Korean universities has enmeshed college music professors and parents of aspiring students in a massive scandal.  The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has recommended the … » Read
 
 

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