SIOUX FALLS, S.D.— What transpired in Sioux Falls last weekend was a testament to the power of words. In 2022, New Yorker music critic Alex Ross praised the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (SDSO) as “bolder and savvier in its … » Read

On April 29, three days after the season’s final concert, the Southwest Florida Symphony (SFS) announced it was closing permanently at the end of June. The 64-year-old organization, comprised of 70 musicians (whose contract does not provide … » Read

A gift from David and Amy Fulton and The Tuscan Corporation has enabled the Library of Congress to add the historic 1690 Tuscan-Medici viola by Antonio Stradivari to its world-renowned instrument collection. Valued at about $30 million and … » Read

In 1958, Mildred and Richard Loving, a Black woman and a White man, went to Washington, D.C. to get married and then returned to their home north of Richmond. Their act of union broke two Virginia laws, one forbidding out-of-state travel for … » Read

Orchestrators often work in the shadows of composers, directors, and other creatives. American Theatre dug into just what’s involved in orchestration in a conversation with two of today’s most successful practitioners—Doug … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—On a night that began with baby pictures and ended with a balloon drop, San Francisco Symphony’s cherished former Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas got a farewell send-off on April 26 at a packed Davies Symphony Hall. … » Read

The Detroit Opera is about to “poke the bear.” On May 10 it will present the first of three performances of Anthony Davis ’s 2019 opera The Central Park Five . Following the arrest of five young men for the assault of a female … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP)—The Kennedy Center has canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of … » Read

During the rehearsal period for Juilliard’s mounting of Dialogues des Carmelites , the federal government revoked the visa of a participating student. This encounter with the current administration might have been expected to lend a degree … » Read

British violinist Daniel Hope is to succeed pianist Wu Han as artistic advisor for Chamber Music at the Barns as of 2025-26. The series launches next fall at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in Vienna, VA. Hope’s appointment … » Read