As of July 1, Jason Geary became provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. A highly respected musicologist and veteran university administrator, Geary has been dean of Mason Gross School of … » Read

The board of Wexford Festival Trust has appointed Suzanne Nance as its new executive director as of January 1, 2026. She succeeds Loughlin Deegan, who has served in an interim capacity since Randall Shannon’s four-year contract as executive … » Read

At the close of the Seattle Symphony’s 2024/2025 season, Zartouhi (Zart) Dombourian-Eby will retire after 43 years on flute and piccolo.. Her tenure has been marked by her leadership both on and off the stage. She served on the committee … » Read

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton and Ron Chernow, whose biography inspired it, are to receive the National Constitution Center’s (NCC) Liberty Medal on October 17, the first work of art ever to do so. Established in 1988, the … » Read

CHICAGO—In the summer of 2005, four young percussionists gave their first performance as a standalone quartet at Northwestern University, where they’d all studied.  Twenty years, a Grammy, and a couple lineup changes later, that … » Read

On July 1, Robert Kyncl, CEO of the Warner Music Group (WMG), informed staff via an internal memo that layoffs were imminent as part of an effort to restructure and reduce costs by $300 million. Citing the need to “future proof” the … » Read

Opera in the Heights (OH!), the Houston-based regional opera company, has appointed Kathryn Frady as its interim general director, with immediate effect. She succeeds Eiki Isomura, who will continue as the company’s music director. A native … » Read

LONDON—With his eclectic taste, imaginative aural palette, and a talent for quirky, occasionally barmy music-making, 35-year-old Alex Paxton is one of the U.K.’s most original voices. As such, he was the perfect provocateur to curate … » Read

The Birmingham (UK) Opera Company has named Seb Lovell-Huckle as its new general manager. He joins the company after previous service as CEO of the English Symphony Orchestra, executive director of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and … » Read

For two decades beginning in the mid-1960s, Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra released multiple recordings on the Columbia label each year, introducing classical music to millions of Americans. Now a new boxed set— The Columbia … » Read