The return of Donald Trump to the White House has produced despair on the part of many Americans and world citizens. It becomes easy, and perhaps understandable, to embrace nihilism, where nothing matters and the continuation of tasks that just … » Read

The recent news that the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony (KWS) can renew operations after an Ontario court annulled its bankruptcy is a victory for the ensemble’s intrepid musicians. “Many of us have built our lives in the community … » Read

The Berlin Philharmonic kicked off a tour last night at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt that will bring it to the U.S. for the second time with its Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko and mark its 25 th tour of the States. From Frankfurt it heads to the … » Read

On Nov. 5, voters in Cuyahoga County, which includes the city of Cleveland, overwhelmingly voted to increase the “sin” tax on tobacco products that supports arts funding provided by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC). Issue 55, which … » Read

British conductor Alexander Shelley is to succeed Carl St.Clair as music director of the Pacific Symphony as of 2026-27. St.Clair, in the job for an astonishing 35 years—making him the longest-serving American music director of a major U. … » Read

The beginnings were modest. On October 26, 1974, the St. Luke Chamber Ensemble gave its very first concert in Greenwich Village’s Church of St. Luke in the Fields. The program included works by Handel, Mozart, and Telemann, along with the … » Read

The University of South Carolina School of Music has created a new certificate program to address the state’s shortage of music teachers and lack of opportunities for students to learn musical instruments. “The vision of the School of … » Read

The chorus members of the Welsh National Opera have voted to postpone their intended strike action , planned for Nov. 15, until Feb, 6, 7, and 8, 2025. At the same time, the choristers promised further “industrial action,” including … » Read

The 2025 Salzburg Whitsun Festival, held from June 6 to 9, will celebrate Venice with a program that Artistic Director Cecilia Bartoli has titled “Sounds of La Serenissima.” On offer will be music spanning 500 years that was written … » Read

The global commercial real estate firm JLL has put nine downtown Philadelphia properties belonging to the defunct University of the Arts (UArts) on the market. The school filed for bankruptcy in September after its abrupt, early June announcement … » Read