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You may not know it, but one of the most influential music and podcast streaming platforms for classical musicians is SoundCloud. If you’re not familiar with the service, just think of it like YouTube for music. The service attracts large numbers of classical music artists (instrumentalists, composers, and ensembles alike) so when the company unexpectedly announced on 7/6/2017 it was shuttering offices in San Francisco and London along with eliminating 173 …

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The National Endowment for the Arts’ Art Words blog published an article on 7/6/2017 that should brighten your day; how much depends on whether you work at an orchestra or opera organization. According to a recent report from the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA…not to be confused with ASCAP), Americans spent far more on tickets to live performing arts events in 2014 than they did in 2000. In case you’re …

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Thanks to Opera America (OA) for pointing out tomorrow’s House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee meeting that includes funding decisions for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in FY2018. OA suggests checking the committee membership to see if your rep is a member before reaching out but even if they aren’t, you should reach out to them anyway to let them know you expect them to urge their colleagues who are on …

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I’m taking a sick day, or to be more precise, a recovery day, following some dental work. The original plan included emerging to write a post for today. It also included eating dinner. That didn’t happen either. Instead, I’m going to point over to a recent post from Doug Rosenthal at Who’s Your Audience that examines five key discoveries he made over the first five years of his professional career. It’s …

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