Interview by Eldee Eyimife, AGMA Communications Coordinator In middle school, David Mejía landed in choir instead of art class because of a clerical error. This scheduling mix-up steered him toward a career in the performing arts. David grew up listening to Latino...
First Contract Alert! The first-ever collective bargaining agreement between AGMA and Handel + Haydn Society was approved on September 14, 2026. For some background, in September 2024, AGMA announced that H+H choristers had signed cards to form a union. In February of...
The new four-year collective bargaining agreement between AGMA and Philadelphia Symphonic Choir was approved by AGMA leadership on September 14, after being ratified by the shop. Congratulations and thank you to the negotiating committee for all their work on this...
Interview by Eldee Eyimife, AGMA Communications Coordinator Teresa Castillo’s love for opera was instilled in her before she was born. Her grandfather, who grew up poor in Costa Rica, loved Spanish opera enough to keep it playing on the radio. That love was passed...
Interview by Eldee Eyimife, AGMA Communications Coordinator Madelin Morales grew up in a New Jersey family with no musicians, but thanks to her Cuban parents’ love for the arts and their proximity to New York City, she attended multiple Broadway shows. This early...