Palm Beach Opera Announces Cello Auditions

Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, David Stern, Music Director Announces a tenure-track vacancy for: Audition: February 24, 2025 in West Palm Beach Please email a single-page resume by February 1, 2025 to ghahn@pbopera.org. Further instructions and repertoire will be sent after resume submission. A limited number of highly qualified applicants will be invited to audition in READ MORE

Deborah Fleisher, 70

We are saddened to report that Deborah Fleisher has passed away. She had been a member of Local 655 since 1972. Deborah came from a family of musicians. Her father was the pianist Leon Fleisher, and like Deborah, her brother Richard also plays harp. In fact, Deborah took her first harp lessons from her grandmother! READ MORE

DeSantis Guts Arts Funding

With a stroke of his pen, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has eliminated all state arts funding for the 2025 fiscal year. The legislature had proposed $32 million in funding for 663 organizations, including $3.1 million for 51 organizations in Palm Beach County, $3.3 million for 54 organizations in Broward County, and $6.5 million for 123 READ MORE

Musician Survey

Musicians! Please take a moment to answer our brief, 8-question survey to help us understand the needs of musicians in South Florida! https://www.afm655.org/survey/index.htm