While the world worries that the United States might never recover from the current administration’s policies, the musicians of the  National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and Washington National Opera (WNO) worry that the Kennedy Center … » Read

Researchers at Australia’s Monash University have published a new report that suggests that regular listening to music significantly improves cognitive health and lowers the risk of dementia among older adults. Data from more than 10,800 … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said, in a move that was quickly denounced as a … » Read

The Center for American Rights (CAR), a conservative nonprofit law firm, is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its chairman Brendan Carr to strip broadcast licenses from NPR and PBS stations and award them instead to other … » Read

A new review of Arts Council England (ACE) undertaken by the Labor peer Margaret Hodge has recommended that the agency take deliberate steps to overcome a “loss of respect and trust” among those it funds due to “perceived … » Read

Patrons of the San Antonio Philharmonic, to say nothing of the ensemble’s musicians, must feel as if they are riding a wild roller coaster. A recent report that the orchestra was about to be evicted from its concert venue in the … » Read

The National Youth Opera Academy (NYOA) will collaborate with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera from July 29 to August 8, 2026 in a first-of-its-kind intensive summer program for aspiring high school vocalists. Under the direction of … » Read

The League of American Orchestras has announced a partnership with the recently formed Ibero-American Network of Symphony Orchestras (RIOS), a 60-orchestra network comprised of ensembles from North, Central, and South America, and the Iberian … » Read

Beginning in June 2028 London’s Barbican Center will close its doors for a year-long renovation. The arts center’s theater, concert hall, nature conservatory, and visual arts galleries will be shuttered, with only the cinema remaining … » Read

Acoustics Space, a South Korean acoustic engineering and audiovisual company, has acquired Symphony.live, an Amsterdam-based streaming platform dedicated to high-quality symphonic music. The strategic acquisition combines Symphony.live’s … » Read