DETROIT (AP) — A massive pipe organ that underscored the drama and comedy of silent movies with live music in Detroit’s ornate Hollywood Theatre nearly a century ago was dismantled into thousands of pieces and stashed away. The Barton … » Read

On Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13, German auto maker BMW joined up with the London Symphony Orchestra and Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden for a series of open-air concerts that together attracted more than 30,000 music lovers. The … » Read

The festival season in the U.K. presents yet another example of the difficulties visiting artists face when trying to obtain a visa. Tales of program changes necessitated by a scheduled performer’s inability to enter the country are … » Read

One of the several steps the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) is considering to try to right its financial ship is the reduction of the annual budget of its chorus by 80 percent, from $1 million to about $200,000. The choral group is composed of over … » Read

A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (NYFED) uncovered alarming news for college students majoring in art history, visual and performing arts, and graphic design. Their employment prospects are bleaker than those of any other student … » Read

On July 9 the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) issued a ruling that represents a major victory for American songwriters. Beginning Aug. 8, they will be able to collect mechanical royalties generated from streaming platforms—Apple, Spotify, et … » Read

In her first speech as the Labor government’s newly anointed culture secretary, Lisa Nandy issued a call for peace, proclaiming the “era of culture wars is over” and promising that her department will lead the effort to reflect … » Read

World Orchestra Week (WOW!) kicks off in New York’s Carnegie Hall on Aug. 1 with the first of seven successive concerts by youth orchestras from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the host country. When not concertizing, these … » Read

The Salzburg Festival has inked the Würth Group to a three-year contract as its latest main sponsor. A global market leader in the development, production, and sale of fastening and assembly materials,  Würth has supported the … » Read

The cutthroat world of 19th-century Italian opera was no place for a woman, which makes the survival of Carolina Uccelli’s 1835 opera Anna di Resburgo all the more remarkable. Conductor Will Crutchfield, general director of Teatro Nuovo, … » Read