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NY Phil Joins the Virtual 'Bandwagon'

February 8, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Having avoided the flood of streams last summer with its own, live Bandwagon , the New York Philharmonic’s winter-time response to the pandemic is, inevitably, an on-demand platform NYPhil+. The service mixes newly recorded performances … » Read
 

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American Composers Orch Taps New Prez & CEO

February 8, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Melissa Ngan, founder of the Chicago-based new music group Fifth House Ensemble, project consultant to the Cleveland Orchestra, among others, is to succeed Edward Yim as president and CEO of the American Composers Orchestra (ACO). Yim has been … » Read
 

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MA's Free Guide to (Mostly) Free Streams, Feb. 8-15

February 8, 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
 

Reviews

Anna Netrebko, High Above the Rink and Back on Form

February 8, 2021 | Clive Paget, Musical America
When the Metropolitan Opera announced its Met Stars Live in Concert recitals back in July 2020, the series was expected to have been done and dusted by Christmas. As it turned out, a series of cancellations and postponements, the combination of … » Read
 

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3 Out of 4 Biden-Harris NEA Senior Execs Have Arts Backgrounds

February 8, 2021 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Biden-Harris Administration has made four appointments to senior positions at the National Endowment for the Arts. Ra Joy will become chief of staff. He has served previously as executive director for CHANGE Illinois, a nonpartisan coalition … » Read
 

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Minnesota O Reports $11.7M Operating Loss

February 8, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The Minnesota Orchestra has reported an $11.7mn operating loss, the largest in its history, for the fiscal year ending on Aug. 31, 2020. This figure is almost $3mn more than the previous year’s $8.8mn loss. The increased deficit came in … » Read
 

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Christopher Plummer Dies at 91, a Class Act to the End

February 7, 2021 | Associated Press
Christopher Plummer, the dashing award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and at 82 became the oldest Academy Award winner in history, has died. He was 91. Plummer died Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at his … » Read
 

Reviews

Recorded Voices Worthy of Note

February 5, 2021 | Clive Paget, Musical America
Among the slew of recent choral albums and vocal recitals, many of them featuring new music, three in particular stand out for imaginative programming, virtuoso performances, and having something to say about the times in which we live. The … » Read
 

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Recent Artist Management Maneuvers

February 5, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
HarrisonParrott has announced two new signings, guitarist Sean Shibe [pictured] for worldwide management and the Baroque quartet NeverMind for general management. Shibe, formerly with Rayfield Allied in London, recently signed a multiple album … » Read
 

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Time to Reboot the Federal Theater Project?

February 5, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
The arrival of the Biden administration has raised the hopes of America’s beleaguered performing arts community. Those with a sense of history point to the Great Depression-era Federal Theater Project (FTP) as one example of how the … » Read
 
 

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