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Public Media Pushes Back:
'We Will Get Loud'

Donald Trump’s allegations that liberal bias in news reporting justify his executive order eliminating federal funding to NPR and PBS are generating considerable pushback from within the public media universe. LaFontaine E. Oliver, … »
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Tensions Tighten Between
SFS Musicians and Management
The situation seems to be going from bad to worse in the labor standoff between the musicians and management at the San Francisco Symphony (SFS). The recent 80 th birthday concert with Michael Tilson Thomas, appearing on the Davis Hall podium for … »
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Opera Carolina Adds Another Chief

Opera Carolina has been sailing through some rough seas of late. The hiring of Shanté Willliams , a Charlotte businesswoman, as general director a bit less than a year ago signaled a major change in both administrative and artistic … »
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Dachau-built Violin Hid Secret Note

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)—During World War II, within the walls of the Nazi concentration camp at Dachau, a Jewish prisoner secretly penned a short note and hid it inside a violin he had crafted under harrowing circumstances—a message to … »
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NEA Rescinds Grants

The leader of the U.S. government is rescinding all grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, for projects not aligned with his view of patriotism. The move comes on the heels of his new proposed budget, which eliminates the NEA and NEH … »
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Latest Exec Order Cuts NPR, PBS

WASHINGTON (AP)—President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting. The order instructs the Corporation for … »
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SFS Musicians Use MTT Fete
to Air Their Grievances

Michael Tilson Thomas’s 80 th birthday celebration on April 26 was preceded by an understated protest by the orchestra’s musicians, who have been engaged in a tense contract tug-of-war with management since November of 2022. The … »
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New Accord for Wichita Symphony

The Wichita Symphony Orchestra and the Wichita Musicians’ Association, Local No. 297 of the American Federation of Musicians, have agreed to a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. It takes effect on July 1, 2025 and extends … »
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The Orchestrator:
Broadway's Unsung Hero

Orchestrators often work in the shadows of composers, directors, and other creatives. American Theatre dug into just what’s involved in orchestration in a conversation with two of today’s most successful practitioners—Doug … »
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So Long, Southwest Symphony

On April 29, three days after the season’s final concert, the Southwest Florida Symphony (SFS) announced it was closing permanently at the end of June. The 64-year-old organization, comprised of 70 musicians (whose contract does not provide … »
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