Joseph ‘Wally’ Walcott brought jazz icons to Boston and created a proving ground for the next generation bostonglobe.com/2022/02/12/m… via @BostonGlobe
What does a concertmaster actually do? Our critic pulls back the curtain as the BSO searches for its next leader. bostonglobe.com/2022/02/12/a… via @BostonGlobe
BMOP celebrates 25 years of searching for the new bostonglobe.com/2022/02/10/a… via @BostonGlobe
They qualified for unemployment benefits. Then the state asked for the money back. bostonglobe.com/2022/02/12/b… via @BostonGlobe
Berklee refused to raise musicians' pay for years. So one worker quit wbur.fm/3L7thoh via @WBUR
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Northshore stagehands said their overnight success wouldn’t have been possible without the support of @ActorsEquity & @The_AFM This strike was one small part of the union movement sweeping the entertainment industry this October. @AFLCIO declared this month #Striketober
- @IATSE
Bill Hanney had little choice but to send the audience home just minutes before curtain. “The union won the battle for sure,” he said. “I know when it’s over — no actors, no musicians, no stagehands. I know when I can’t win.”
- @BostonGlobe Oct. 7
Pat Hollenbeck, president of @BostonMusicians, said his union won’t cross the picket line until the matter is resolved. “It’s heinous,” he said. “They’re just asking to be provided a livable wage.”
- @BostonGlobe Oct. 6
Today @BostonMusicians will be walking off the job at North Shore Music Theatre (@OfficialNSMT) in support of @IATSE negotiations for livable wages. BMA musicians will not be crossing the line until this dispute is resolved.
-Pat Hollenbeck
BMA President
@The_AFM
Bassist Christian McBride on the return of live jazz — and the recent loss of so many legendary musicians
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Sonny Rollins interview: “I love music of course, but I don’t listen any more... It’s too frustrating to listen to music when I can’t participate” jazzwise.com/features/articl…
BOSTON SYMPHONY OBOIST BEATS CANCER WITH DAUGHTER’S HELP
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Yo-Yo Ma celebrates second dose of vaccine with impromptu concert cnn.com/videos/us/2021/03/14…
Why Do Orchestras Seem to Play Behind the Beat? wqxr.org/story/why-do-orches… via @WQXR
ANALYSIS | The Scariest Trend In Classical Music: It’s Not 2021. It’s 2031 ludwig-van.com/toronto/2021/…
Musician expertly edits himself into one-man lockdown choir of nine singers @ClassicFM classicfm.com/composers/rutt…
Exclusive interview: John Williams on composing for film, his concert work - and the Vienna Philharmonic @MusicMagazine
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'They recorded in bathrooms and garages': How a chart-topping orchestra released chart hits during l (via @thejournal_ie) jrnl.ie/5410821
