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"Justice for Mike Brown is justice for us all," the demonstrators sang, referring to the unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer.

Starting in 2017, musician and composer Osvaldo Golijov began writing a musical interpretation and first performed it in 2019 on a small stage with the Silk Road Ensemble.

Listen to an unforgettable response to the tragedy. Hear what happened next at Boston's Symphony Hall, just after conductor Erich Leinsdorf announced news of the assassination, and learn more about the backstage story.

After nearly a year, the 103-year-old orchestra's musicians and management are still at odds over a new contract. Its new season is scheduled to begin on Saturday.

Citing creative differences with the orchestra's board, the famed Finnish conductor and composer plans to leave when his contract expires at the end of the 2025 season.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra recently returned to its storied summer home, Tanglewood, after the pandemic canceled last season. With reopening comes normalcy, as well as an opportunity for growth.

Contract and salary negotiations between musicians and management have stalled, leaving BSO players picketing outside their concert hall.

The orchestra's top flutist, Elizabeth Rowe, says that she is paid substantially less than her closest counterpart — a man. Her suit may be the first filed under a new Massachusetts pay equity law.

On Alt.Latino, hear from an educator whose life's work is to bring classical music to young Latinos.

An Ontario orchestra shines in recent music by Nico Muhly, Jonny Greenwood and Richard Reed Parry.