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Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Authorize Strike

As contract talks stall, the vote, supported by 95 percent of Philadelphia Orchestra players, raises the possibility of a tense standoff.

By Javier C. Hernandez

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Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Authorize Strike

As contract talks stall, the vote, supported by 95 percent of Philadelphia Orchestra players, raises the possibility of a tense standoff.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Deafness Ears and Hearing Haptic Suits Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Music Music: Not Impossible

Haptic Suits Let You Feel Music Through Your Skin

Wearable backpacks designed by Music: Not Impossible, which allow people to experience music as vibrations on their bodies, are becoming more accessible to the public.

By Sarah Bahr and Mohamed Sadek

Classical Music Grisey, Gerard Quatre Chants pour Franchir le Seuil (Musical Work)

Did Gérard Grisey’s Music Predict His Own Death?

Eerie coincidences make the composer’s final work, “Four Songs for Crossing the Threshold,” seem like a requiem written for himself.

By Jeffrey Arlo Brown