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Instagram @natsymphonydc | After a brief strike, the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra reached an agreement with the Kennedy Center that set their wages closer in line with that of other orchestras across the country.

National Symphony Orchestra Strike Ends in Less Than a Week

By Eamon Maloney, Special to The Hoya October 9, 2024

After the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) authorized a strike Sept. 23 in protest of low wages, the musicians’ union reached an agreement with management at the Kennedy Center Sept. 27, before the...

The Kennedy Center Lets the Good Times Roll: Ben Rector & Cody Fry Perform with the National Symphony Orchestra

The Kennedy Center Lets the Good Times Roll: Ben Rector & Cody Fry Perform with the National Symphony Orchestra

By Isabella Wylie February 2, 2023

★★★★★ Imagine hearing a viral TikTok sound transcribed by a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, played by a world-renowned symphony. Unreal, right? Well, for two nights in January, this was...

COURTESY YASSINE EL MANSOURI
Kendrick Lamar played a 15-song set and an encore at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday night, accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra.

Compton Meets Classical

By Daniel Smith October 23, 2015

Kendrick Lamar does not have a winning track record when it comes to recognition from established, prestigious and predominantly white institutions. At the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014, his modern day...

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