Links for Symphonic and Opera Musicians

Members of the Pittsburgh Musicians' Union perform in some of the finest symphonic and opera ensembles in North America: the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Opera and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Orchestra as well as the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, the River City Brass Band, the Pittsburgh Opera Theatre, the Latshaw Pops Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, Mendelssohn Choir Orchestra, the Wheeling Symphony and many other orchestras throughout the region. Below are links to ensembles working under PMU agreements, as well as links to organizations, conferences and various resources that maybe helpful to symphonic and opera musicians.

Ensembles

PITTSBURGH
Latshaw Pops Orchestra
McKeesport (PA) Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
Pittsburgh Musical Theater
Pittsburgh Opera
Pittsburgh Public Theater
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
River City Brass Band

REGIONAL
Akron (OH) Symphony Orchestra
Canton (OH) Symphony Orchestra
Erie (PA) Philharmonic
Harrisburg (PA) Symphony Orchestra
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (Charleston)
Wheeling (WV) Symphony

Organizations

TRADE
American String Teachers Association
International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians (ICSOM)
League of American Orchestras
Regional Orchestra Players' Association (ROPA)

ROYALTIES & PENSIONS
AFM-EP Fund - American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund
The Film Musicians Secondary Market Fund
Recording Artists Royalties
Sound Recording Special Payments Fund

LABOR
American Federation of Musicians (AFM) - National
AFL-CIO - National
AFL-CIO - Pennsylvania
AFL-CIO - Allegheny County Labor Council (Pittsburgh)

PITTSBURGH ARTS
Greater Pennsylvania Arts Council
Pittsburgh Cultural District
Pittsburgh Dance Council

PERFORMING RIGHTS & COPYRIGHT
ASCAP
BMI
Harry Fox Agency (HFA)
SESAC
Sound Exchange
US Copyright Office

Resources

ClassicalArchives.com
ClassicalRecordings.com
ArchivMusic.com

Magazines/Journals

International Musician

Local Media

Pittsburgh City Paper
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
WDUQ 90.5 FM - Public Radio - Jazz/NPR
WQED 89.3FM Public Radio - Classical
WQED TV - Public Television - PBS

Government

Small Business Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts - Grants
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
City of Pittsburgh
Allegheny County

Public Transportation

Pittsburgh Port Authority Transit

Additional links for Musicians

For Freelance and Casual Musicians
For Theater Musicians
For Recording Musicians