The past year or so has been pretty heady for trumpeter, composer, and budding bandleader Skylar Tang. In June 2025, the Bay Area native was featured on Words Fall Short , the latest album by her childhood idol, saxophonist Joshua Redman. This … » Read

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has expanded the role of its Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez to “Creative Director & Principal Conductor of Pops and Specials,” an so will broaden its offerings to those in which he … » Read

Washington Performing Arts, the first arts group to see the writing on the wall and exit Kennedy Center after the Trump takeover , has announced the departure of Michele Fowlin, artistic director of the Children of the Gospel Choir (COTG), a … » Read

For the upcoming academic year at the Curtis Institute of Music, the piano department received 154 applications, initially auditioned 63, heard 15 finalists, and accepted four for admission. The sole criterion for admission is artistic promise, … » Read

John Churchwell began his tenure as Head of Music Staff at Houston Grand Opera (HGO) on August 24. He arrives from San Francisco Opera, where he served as in the same capacity for 14 years. Churchwell joins a leadership team helmed by General … » Read

Alam Khan has signed on at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to teach the Technology and Applied Composition (TAC) Department's Composer-Performer course during the 2026-2027 academic year. The son of Ali Akbar Khan, one of the most … » Read

The New England Conservatory (NEC) has instituted a leadership structure of co-equal executives with distinct responsibilities. Andrea Kalyn, NEC’s president since 2019, will continue to fill that role, with oversight of artistic … » Read

There’s a fair amount of churn going on in the San Francisco Symphony as it awaits the arrival of Elim Chan as music director in fall of 2027. Diego Incertis Sánchez has resigned as principal horn after one season, opting to return … » Read

Enyi Okpara , Fellow Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra for 2026-27, has joined KD Schmidt for general management. This follows two seasons as Calleva Assistant Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, after winning the … » Read

Asadour Santourian, an arts administrator, educator, and longtime advocate for orchestral music, died at age 68 last week. At the time of his death, he was serving as interim executive director of the Rogue Valley Symphony in Oregon. Santourian, … » Read