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New Life for Abandoned Pianos and Pipe Organs

September 18, 2024 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Dysfunction at San Antonio Phil Yields Yet Another Exit

September 17, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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HP Buys Solea Mgmt, Adds Most of Its Artists

September 17, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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SFS Choristers Threaten Work Stoppage, Prompted by AGMA 'Ringers'

September 17, 2024 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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British PM Endorses International Piano Competition

September 13, 2024 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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Grand Teton Celebrates Record-Breaking Summer

September 13, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
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% … » Read
 

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Juilliard Scores a Cool $20 Million

September 13, 2024 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
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 … » Read
 

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San Francisco Symphony Chorus Emeritus Slams Cuts

September 13, 2024 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
Vance George, Chorus Director Emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony, has written an open letter to the orchestra's CEO Matt Spivey in which he makes his opinions clear with regards to proposed cuts. “The Symphony management’s … » Read
 

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The Importance of Independent Labels: A View From the Bridge

September 12, 2024 | Louis Levitt, Musical America
TLDR: The Box is Broken, the Natives are Restless, and Spoiler Alert; They’re Classically Trained. I started the Bright Shiny Things label simply as a way to help my ensemble Sybarite5 . We had self-released an EP, Disturb the Silence , and … » Read
 

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San Francisco Opera Orchestra Reaches Temporary Deal

September 11, 2024 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The San Francisco Opera Orchestra has reached a deal with management allowing for a short-term contract extension. According to the players, the last-minute agreement was struck “in the moments leading up to the performance” of the … » Read
 
 

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