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Voices in Protest of Kennedy Center Leadership are more Resonant than Boycotts
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What do you call a group of more than 4 Bassoons? Not Firewood. A Riot. Stravinsky only wrote for 2 bassoons, but he got a riot! When asked about the origins of The Rite of Spring, Stravinsky recalled in his book Conversations, “I had dreamed of a scene of pagan ritual in which a chosen…
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At a time when the Kennedy Center is reeling from cratering financial losses due to Ric Grenell and the Board’s fiscal malpractice, they have added one more misstep to their mismanagement. The Washington Post just reported that the Center will bump two National Symphony Orchestra concerts in favor of the FIFA draw in early December. …
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The KC is home to TWO professional orchestras: Over 150 musicians;hundreds of support staff;stagehands;management;orchestra librarians;ushers, box office workers, and more. Nineteen labor unions are represented at the Kennedy Center. For most KC musicians, winning a nationwide audition to work in this magnificent building was a signal event in their careers, and an achievement that will…