The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra has named a new Principal Horn player. The orchestra announced via social media that Brad Gemeinhardt will become the new Principal in the orchestra section. The orchestra said, “After a grueling round of semis and finals today, Brad was awarded the position of principal horn… after playing two rounds of excerpts, a solo, and finally concluding {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra will finally receive a paycheck for the first time since April 2020. On Tuesday, March 16, the musicians of the Met Orchestra voted to accept a deal that will provide them with paychecks for the first time in nearly a year in exchange for returning to the bargaining table. The musicians agreed to $1,543 a week {…}
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra participated in a Princeton University Study that indicated surprising findings about air flow in Trained Opera Singers. The orchestra, the only world-class orchestra in America furloughed with no pay since April 1, 2020, opted to do the study as a means of actively pursuing ways to get back to work safely. The study was conducted without the {…}
(Credit: Joel Revzen’s official website) Classical Tahoe, a festival of classical music dedicated to promoting the cultural life of Lake Tahoe, has decided to adapt its 2020 edition to a Chamber Music Series. The Management of Classical Tahoe has been looking for various ways in order to ensure the celebration of classical music in the safe manner due to the {…}