musicians
Major symphony orchestras force musicians to strike
October 7, 2016Pittsburgh, Fort Worth orchestras are still out; Philly settles; Allentown to vote.
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Labor says “NO” to outsourcing of “Draft Day’s” music
April 11, 2014"Some people think music drops from heaven. But it doesn't. It takes talented union musicians to make music."
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Locked-out musicians “devastated” by director’s resignation
October 4, 2013MINNEAPOLIS (PAI) -- Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra, locked out of their jobs for the past year, were devastated by the Oct. 1 resignation of its music director, Osmo Vänskä, who quit when management refused to...
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New York City Opera files for bankruptcy
October 4, 2013With the Oct. 3 announcement that New York City Opera is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the city and the entire country are losing a major cultural institution.
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Rest in peace, Richie Havens
April 24, 2013By the time Havens opened the legendary Woodstock concert of 1968, he was a major player in the counter-culture firmament.
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