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Sunday, June 8, 2025
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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (USA) seeks Director of Marketing and Communications


 The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (USA) invites applications and nominations for the position of Marketing Director, available in the summer, 2025. [READ MORE]
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Celebrity Series of Boston seeks next President & CEO 

The President & CEO will provide the leadership, direction, and management, as well as identify and secure the resources necessary to build on decades of success and elevate its full potential as an exciting multi-disciplinary performing arts organization. [READ MORE]

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Project STEP seeks Executive Director 

The Executive Director will serve as the chief executive of Project STEP, working in close partnership with the Artistic Director to lead the organization in advancing its mission to provide exceptional classical music training to underrepresented youth while addressing systemic barriers in the field. The Executive Director will oversee and implement the strategic plan; guide […] [READ MORE]

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Chief Philanthropy Officer – Kansas City Ballet 

Kansas City Ballet seeks a collaborative, data-driven philanthropy executive to foster donor relationships, and champion accessible, world-class dance. [READ MORE]

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Manhattan Theatre Club seeks Director of Learning & Community Engagement 

The Director of Learning and Community Engagement will be an innovative thought leader, strong collaborator, and skillful public advocate, with a fervent commitment to community engagement and relationship development. [READ MORE]

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Opera Colorado: Director of Advancement 

Opera Colorado seeks a dynamic, experienced, and strategic communicator and fundraiser to lead the next chapter of the company’s growth. [READ MORE]

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Folger Shakespeare Library seeks Director of Learning & Education Programs 

The Director of Learning and Education Programs will lead the strategic development and implementation of educational programs that support local, national, and digital engagement with Shakespeare and the early modern world. [READ MORE]

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Executive Director – Goh Ballet 

Goh Ballet Canada is seeking an accomplished and visionary Executive Director to lead its strategic and operational initiatives, ensuring the ongoing success and sustainability. [READ MORE]

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Artis–Naples seeks Vice President, Marketing & Sales 

The Vice President, Marketing and Sales (VP-MS) leads all earned revenue activities at Artis—Naples, overseeing approximately $18 million in earned revenues. [READ MORE]

 

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IDEAS

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ISSUES

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The Creative Industries’ “Napster Moment”?

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After Years Of Work, California Was Ready To Fund The Performing Arts

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MEDIA

How, And Why, Emmy Nominees Ply Their Trade

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Scorsese Is Finished With Cinemas

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MUSIC

Ai-Generated Music Is Flooding Streaming Services

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How Florida Inmates Incredibly Made A HipHop Album, Despite The Challenges

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Arizona Opera Finds Its New General Director Close To Home

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Opera’s Translation Debate

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Piano Sales Are Sinking

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A Change Of Generational Leadership In The Music Industry?

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’78 Recordings Are Essential Music History

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Why Are So Many Music Festivals Dying?

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NEA Takes Back Pride Grant Awarded To Philadelphia Orchestra

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Los Angeles Opera Names Its New Music Director

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What Taylor Swift’s Latest Victory For Musicians And The Whole Industry

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The Billion Ways Fans Love The Pride And Prejudice Soundtrack

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PEOPLE

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Walt Whitman, The Original Self-Mythologizing Selfie King

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They’re Making An Animatronic Walt Disney For Disneyland. Walt’s Granddaughter Says He Would Hate That.

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Guy Klucevsek, Contemporary Classical’s Accordion Superstar, Is Dead At 78

- The New York Times


Loretta Swit, Who Played Major Houlihan On M*A*S*H, Has Died At 87

- AP


Dana Gioia’s Memoir: Critique Or Pining For A Time That Has Passed?

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Renee Victor, Voice Of Abuelita In Coco, Has Died At 88

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THEATRE

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How The Broadway Cast Of “Purpose” Coped With Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Constant Rewrites

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VISUAL

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Peru Reduces Protected Area Around Nazca Lines By Half, And Archaeologists Are Alarmed

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Smithsonian Leadership Is Conspicuously Silent About Trump’s Firing Of National Portrait Gallery Director

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