Issue: May 2015
NYCO Honors Rudel NYCO Renaissance and the Rudel Family presented a musical tribute to Maestro Julius Rudel on March 9th at Rose Hall. Rudel passed away last June, and he made explicit that he did not want any memorial service. His last public appearance had been at NY City Center at the NYCO 70th Anniversary concert, presented by Local 802 in February 2014. Rudel had spent much of his career … [Read more...]
Issue: December 2014
“Do you believe in miracles?” was the phrase used when the US Hockey team won the most improbable victory during the 1980 Winter Olympics. That members of the New York City Opera Orchestra just completed a week-long tour in Japan brings to mind the same sense of astonishment and accomplishment. Thirteen months ago NYCO filed for bankruptcy and was left for dead. But the orchestra, though … [Read more...]
Issue: May 2014
On February 21, 2014, 70 years to the day after New York City Opera’s first performance, the musicians of the New York City Opera Orchestra joined other artists associated with the company in a gala concert dubbed 70 Years of the People’s Opera. The location of the concert was the New York City Center, where the New York City Opera opened in 1944. Of course, “People’s Opera” refers to the moniker … [Read more...]
Issue: October 2013
Within the past few months, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra negotiated a new three-year contract, launched its music and wellness website, and completed its fortieth major tour. Pittsburgh delegate Penny Brill reports on the developments. In June the PSO ratified a new contract that calls for a 4% raise the first year, a freeze the second, and a 3% raise in the third. The increases were … [Read more...]
Issue: November 2011
Resolution 1: Frederick Zenone Conference Dedication WHEREAS, Frederick Zenone was known as a visionary and a transformative leader in the orchestra industry; and WHEREAS, As a cellist and representative from the National Symphony Orchestra, Fred served ICSOM for four years as Eastern area vice-chairman, followed by two years as ICSOM vice-chairman, and finally for six years as ICSOM’s fifth … [Read more...]
Issue: June 2010
The New York City Opera, after a year of being homeless, is very much alive and thriving back home in the newly renovated David H. Koch Theater (formerly the NY State Theater). The orchestra committee reports that, most importantly for the orchestra, the renovations include a wonderful, enlarged pit, which can be raised to various heights—including stage level—enabling the theater to be used for … [Read more...]
