Tallie Brunfelt News

Read about how musicians in New York City have won their first union contract, securing better working conditions and benefits. Learn more about this historic achievement for the local music community.

Musicians represented by the New York City musicians' union (AFM Local 802) will picket outside the Carnegie Hall stage door (behind Carnegie Hall on West 56th Street) with live music on Monday, June 5 at 5pm as part of their strike for a fair contract against the music producer Distinguished Concerts International New York. 

Musicians represented by the New York City musicians’ union (AFM Local 802) will picket outside Carnegie Hall with live music on Saturday, April 29 at 5pm.

Musicians represented by the New York City musicians’ union (AFM Local 802) will picket outside Lincoln Center with live music on Sunday, March 26 at 11:30am.

The New York City musicians' union Local 802 has announced a strike against Distinguished Concerts International New York, a for-profit company that produces concerts at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and that boasts a roster of 257 musicians. A rally with striking musicians and elected officials will take place in front of Carnegie Hall on Monday, Feb. 20 at 6pm.

The orchestra of Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) is staging a public rally with live music at Dante Park, across from Lincoln Center, on Sunday, November 20 at 1pm.

The orchestra of Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) is staging a rally with live music in front of Carnegie Hall on Monday, June 6 from 6pm to 7pm.

It's almost time for Broadway's Carols for a Cure album to arrive! The cast of Anastasia recently hit the studio to record their track. Check out the photos below!

The Christmas season is in full show tune swing now that the 19th volume of the popular Broadway's Carols for a Cure album has arrived. The cast of Anastasia joined their Broadway colleagues in taking part, check out the photos!

It's one thing to be able to act and sing like Brian Stokes Mitchell, but in addition, there is a whole other level of musicianship Brian possesses that enabled him to conceive and create his opening number, 'There's No Business Like Show Business'.  As 'Stokes' pointed out, his musical mind is in sync with his brilliant music director, Tedd Firth.  The two of them have produced an arrangement of this Irving Berlin standard that takes you on a roller coaster ride of meter and key changes.  A little bit of math proficiency was also probably needed because the Stokes/Firth arrangement starts off as a ballad and then weaves it's way through a variety of tempos which include 7/8 & 5/4. It certainly was indicative of the title of his cabaret show, 'Playing With Music.'