Orchestral musicians have difficult jobs, yes. But they have notoriously low job satisfaction, and the workplace atmosphere can become fraught or even toxic. But orchestra personnel managers rarely have HR training, and few administrations have personnel professionals to manage the problems that inevitably arise. - Van
The reactions to people being banned and insisting, Oh, we’re not politicians, we’re artists, and therefore what we’re doing is not political—I think that musicologists are alert to that and raise an eyebrow and say, like, No, even if you think you’re not political, we’re all political actors. - The New Yorker
When the artists being nominated and inducted are questioning their own “rock and roll” credentials, does the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have a fundamental problem? - The Plain Dealer
"The barricades blocking the path to the Odessa Opera and Ballet begin three blocks away. Two more walls like that further protect the entrance. Antitank hedgehogs — metal rods welded together in a cluster — fill the spaces between the cordons." - MSN (The Washington Post)
Of the top 20 most performed operas worldwide in the 2017–2018 season according to Operabase.com, 75 percent feature female characters who were dead by the end of the opera. - Limelight
The hall will stand behind the Grand — the spectacular, multipurpose complex across the street from Disney Hall that was also designed by Gehry and is set to open in May. Its potential is to become the linchpin for finally turning Grand Avenue into a thriving arts district of international importance. - Los Angeles Times
Vitali Alekseenok's had been expecting to spend March and April working in Ukraine, including at the Kharkiv Music Festival, which he directs. Instead, he and his girlfriend drove trucks with supplies from their Berlin home to the border, where they've been helping as translators and drivers. - Van
The new project, which includes both renovations to the existing structure and a 65,000-square-foot expansion, is focused on accessibility and furthering community connections. - St. Louis Magazine
In class, they re-examined the time Mr. West, the rapper who recently changed his name to Ye, jumped on stage and interrupted Ms. Swift’s acceptance speech during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. - The Wall Street Journal
"It's better now. Back in the day, I might as well have been a radio in the corner." "Sometimes I see a dancer who I think is totally compelling and I mention it to the teacher, who then explains all the things wrong with their technique." - Pointe Magazine
According to the statement, Gedeon was among three staff members who announced plans to resign during a December 2021 board meeting, after expressing concerns about "internal communications, workplace environment and issues of equity and diversity." - Yahoo!
We are migratory birds, and our migration routes have been disrupted. Touring musicians—triply impacted by global venue closures, obstacles to travel and Covid-19 itself—have borne an outsized share of pandemic losses. - The Nation
Similar to the way patriots might brandish the flag of their country in solidarity, Ukrainians in bomb shelters and bombarded cities or citizens living in other countries are wrapping themselves in their national melodies. And the global community is responding in kind. - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"These young people should not and cannot be punished for the barbaric actions of their government," said the Estonian maestro, who was there to conduct the Russian National Youth Symphony Orchestra. "I cannot turn my back on my young colleagues: Musicians are all brothers and sisters." - The New York Times
