Darkness Audible: Depression Among Musicians
While depression is not the taboo subject that it was when I was young, it still takes a fair amount of courage for anyone to open up about their own struggles with the disorder, much less someone who...
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Every couple of years or so, someone in the mainstream media decides that Orchestral Auditions Are Interesting and does a story on them. This better-than-most iteration, written by Janelle Gelfand,...
View ArticleThe religious liberty wars come to the orchestra world
Even casual followers of employment law know that the issues around religious liberty and the employment relationship in the US are becoming more contentious; the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision and...
View ArticleJimmy Greene’s “Beautiful Life” CD
During a recent conference call among the Polyphonic team, the question arose about whether orchestra musicians ever make musical political statements. Certainly many orchestras performed for...
View ArticleHartford Symphony Ratification: Two Views
The musicians of the Hartford Symphony took a very difficult vote last Sunday night, after a lengthy but collegial discussion. The result was ratification of management’s “best and final” offer, which...
View ArticleNew York Philharmonic Names Jaap van Zweden as New Artistic Director
NPR had a very nice piece about the NY Philharmonic’s new Music Director, Jaap van Zweden, on their evening “All Things Considered” program. You can listen here. It even includes a lesson on...
View ArticleNew Research on Orchestra Fellowships Seeks Former Fellows
Orchestras around the nation have responded in a variety of ways to the challenges of becoming more diverse and accessible institutions. Some have developed fellowship programs designed to support...
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Hartford Symphony: RIP?
Things have gotten dire indeed in Hartford. Management issued a statement recently that unless a settlement is reached within the next few weeks, they will close down the orchestra at the end of...
View ArticleNominate a Member of Your Orchestra for The Ford Musician Awards for...
Check out this exciting new opportunity announced recently by the League of American Orchestras: The League of American Orchestras has launched The Ford Musician Awards for Excellence in Community...
View ArticleThe Musician and the Personnel Manager
Eight services into a nine-service week, and it was still only Saturday. Tempers were frayed further by it being the second of two consecutive days in the orchestra’s least favorite venue, an aging...
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