In response to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the Musicians of the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the San Francisco Symphony are teaming up to present “SF Musicians for LA: A Benefit for Fire Relief.” Music Director of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and frequent the San Francisco Symphony guest conductor Edwin Outwater with {…}
(source: San Francisco Symphony Official Website) UPDATE: “For background, on the evening of September 16, AGMA leadership and the AGMA members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. The Choristers voted 100% in favor of the authorization. 98.1% of eligible members participated in the vote, and 81.1% of the unpaid singers from the Verdi Requiem Chorus have {…}
AGMA leadership and AGMA members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. Per the press release, the ensemble’s upcoming Verdi Requiem, which opens on Sept. 19 and runs for three performances, could find itself compromised by the potential strike. The vote, which took place on Sept. 16, saw the members vote 100 percent in {…}