Nashville Symphony musicians set for weekly stipend

Officials with the Nashville Symphony and the Nashville Musicians Association have reached an agreement that will provide the furloughed musicians of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra a stipend.

According to a release, the weekly stipend will be $500 and will start being paid Jan. 3. The release notes the agreement between the nonprofit and the union runs through July 31 is made possible, in part, due to “significant support” provided by corporate partners Amazon and Nissan North America. Details of that support were not disclosed.