COVID-19

The Met Settles: Here Are Some Details That Are Probably New To You

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On Tuesday, 8/24/2021, The Metropolitan Opera announced it had reached an agreement with the musicians’ union that will get the opera company back up and running by early September. While a copy of the final agreement has yet to be released, I did manage to secure some details from inside sources with firsthand knowledge. The four-year term generates a 20 percent cumulative cut for existing musicians that comes from a variety …

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If There Was Ever A Topic Musicians And Employers Can Get Behind, This Is It

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Recently, the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM) elected a slate of new officers and it got me thinking about some of the exchanges unfolding at performing arts org venues and orchestra social media accounts in response to required vaccination requirements. Not sure how those twop things go together? No worries, it will all come together in the end. While it should come as no surprise to see performing …

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The Commercial Music Sector Lines Up Behind Required Vaccination Policies

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While nonprofit performing arts orgs aren’t alone in sorting out vaccination policies, they are still one among many. But the commercial music industry is able to go about this from a corporate level where presenting groups like Live Nation and AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group) are able to address this from a one-to-many perspective. According to an article in the 8/19/21 edition of Variety by Chris Willman, those organizations aren’t discussing whether …

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Let’s Build A Performing Arts Org Required Vaccination Database

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Shortly after publishing a post about the momentum among performing arts organizations and performing arts centers behind adopting policies that require ticket buyers and employees to provide proof of vaccination, my wife, violinist Holly Mulcahy, posted a query on Facebook asking colleagues about policies at their organizations. Responses started rolling in and it made me wonder if any of the usual suspect service orgs or unions were tracking this information. After …

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Be A Part Of The Solution: Vaccination Requirements

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Insisting on verifiable vaccination status to attend concert events is becoming policy at an increasing number of nonprofit performing arts venues. One of the latest is the Walt Disney Concert Hall, owned and operated by the Los Angeles Philharmonic. While the decision to require patrons be fully vaccinated or show proof of a negative coronavirus test over a specific number of hours carries risk, it’s still the best decision groups can …

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