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Scottish Opera Trucks Help Out During COVID-19 Crisis

March 27, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The Scottish Opera’s production of Britten's A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been postponed, due to the coronavirus crisis, but the company is making itself useful in the meantime. Just as the Atlanta Opera is using the skills of its … » Read
 

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Updated March 26: MA's Free Guide to Free Streams

March 26, 2020 | Clive Paget, Musical America
We will be updating the following list periodically. As of March 26, there are many new entries from specific organizations, which are listed at the end. Please note that Central European Time (CET) is currently six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern … » Read
 

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Verbier Festival Cancelled

March 26, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Switzerland’s Verbier Festival, scheduled for July 17 to August 2 and encompassing some 60 mainstage concerts by major artists, has been cancelled. Located in the Swiss Alps, the 26-year-old event has also long included a robust training … » Read
 

People in the News

Report from the Trenches V: Conductor/Organist Kent Tritle

March 26, 2020
Kent Tritle is director of Cathedral Music and organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan; director of choral activities at the Manhattan School of Music; organist of the New York Philharmonic; music director of Musica Sacra … » Read
 

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Banff Center Lays Off 75% of Its Staff--Perhaps Temporarily

March 26, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
In the midst of what would normally be a very busy conference season, the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity has laid off 400 people, about 75 per cent of its workforce. “The funds we need to do all our arts and leadership activity comes … » Read
 

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U.K. Arts Groups Get $200m Gov't Support Package

March 26, 2020 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
Arts Council England (ACE) has created a £160m ($188.8m) emergency fund to help organizations, freelancers, and individual artists weather “[the] massive and unsustainable loss of revenues” due to the coronavirus pandemic. … » Read
 

Contests & Awards

3 Artists Win Avery Fisher Career Grants

March 25, 2020 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
Three Avery Fisher Career Grant winners were announced Wednesday evening, each of whom will receive $25,000 toward the advancement of his or her career. Traditionally, the announcement is followed by performances, but because of COVID-19 … » Read
 

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Ojai Festival Cancels

March 25, 2020 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Another annual treasure of a festival has been forced to cancel, also, like the Spoleto Festiva l, for the first time in its history. Today it is the Ojai Festival, June 11 to 14. In a letter on the festival website, Board Chair … » Read
 

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A Last-Dash Live Stream from the Concert Hall--One Conductor's Story

March 25, 2020 | Musical America
On March 19, in Malmö Live Hall, Sweden, The Malmö Symphony Orchestra became one of the last symphony orchestras in Europe to livestream a concert (without audience). In an interview, Chief Conductor Robert Trevino , also the artistic … » Read
 

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New Streaming Marathon Launches March 27

March 25, 2020 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
Friday, March 27 at 6 p.m., cellist Jan Vogler and a group of about 30 can't-stop-the-music artists launch Music Never Sleeps NYC , a 24-hour stream of live performances. The current roster of participants includes, to name a few, Adele Anthony, … » Read
 
 

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