{"id":9368,"date":"2020-11-25T17:18:23","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T17:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?page_id=9368"},"modified":"2025-04-16T20:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T20:45:07","slug":"about-symphony","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/symphony-magazine\/about-symphony\/","title":{"rendered":"About Symphony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>For a limited time only, <strong>enjoy our in-depth coverage in print at a $5 discount<\/strong>! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/symphony-magazine\/subscribe-to-symphony\/\">Subscribe by April 30<\/a><\/strong> to redeem the discount and receive this year\u2019s print edition of <em>Symphony<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Head over to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/symphony.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">symphony.org<\/a><\/strong> to experience <em>Symphony<\/em>, the League\u2019s signature publication, in a whole new way! <em>Symphony<\/em>&nbsp;is your go-to source of breaking news, full-length feature articles, and more, updated every weekday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going forward, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/symphony.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>symphony.org<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to get all the news as it happens\u2014and be sure to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/symphony.org\/sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up&nbsp;to get&nbsp;<em>Symphony<\/em>&nbsp;in your mailbox<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-coral-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/symphony.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit symphony.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Symphony<\/em>, the League\u2019s signature publication, reports on the critical issues, trends, personalities, and developments of the orchestra world. 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