The team at the fundraising site have kicked in $1,000 of their own money to support striking musicians of the Fort Worth Symphony.

They said: We’re excited to be able to Give Back to campaigns that have touched us here at GoFundMe. We wish you the best, – The GoFundMe Team

The message that touched them was: We are the musicians of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.  Having bargained in good faith for 15 months including  4  Federal Mediation sessions, we  are fighting to secure the artistic integrity of our orchestra by striking a contract that would cut pay for the second time in 6 years. If you would like Fort Worth, city of Cowboys and Culture, to have a top orchestra, ask for a fair and progressive contract that includes “Growth, Not Cuts”.  The musicians accept funds with much gratitude and appreciation.

So far, they have raised $25,405.

Help the musicians here.

There’s one in London, another in Birmingham.

Now Exeter is coming out with a new ensemble. Some 30 LGBT players have signed up.

First rehearsal October 7.

See here.

The conductor is Tim Pithers, a former British Airways crew member.

The tenor Burkhard Fritz, who kindly stepped in for a late-cancelling Jonas Kaufmann as Walther von Stolzing in Munich’s upcoming Meistersinger, has fallen sick.

He will be replaced by the Austrian tenor Robert Künzli, making his Bavarian State Opera debut.

Künzli recently sang his first Tristan with Netherlands Touring Opera.