On Feb. 22-23, Let HER MUSIC Play , a 24-hour live-streamed concert, will showcase music exclusively by women and non-binary composers and songwriters in an effort to set a new Guinness World Record for the “Longest Acoustic Music … » Read

In announcing its first full season as a member of the “10 top-tier opera companies,” the Atlanta Opera outlines several presenting priorities, including new works by underrepresented creators, standard mainstage repertoire, and … » Read

Mitsuko Uchida, known for her peerless pianism in the works of Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, and countless others, turns out to be a pretty savvy contemporary-music programmer as well. As music director of this year’s Ojai Music Festival, … » Read

After seven years, the Chicago-based Third Coast Baroque is closing its doors. The group’s cancellation last summer of a planned festival that would have reprised its first program in 2016 foreshadowed the decision by the ensemble’s … » Read

Colorado currently ranks 46 th in per capita government funding, besting only Texas, Kansas, Georgia, and Wisconsin. Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), overseen by the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, is the designated … » Read

During the upcoming weeks, Universal Music Group will be laying off as many as several hundred employees, many of them in the recorded music division. The goal, according to a company spokesperson, is “to position UMG to accelerate its … » Read

On Jan. 16 Symphony San Jose announced it had ratified a new, four-year agreement with its musicians, as represented by Local 6 of  FM. The contract takes effect as of the current season and extends through 2026-27. Negotiations produced a … » Read

In February, California’s public schools will begin receiving nearly $1 billion a year to support arts and music education. Proposition 28 was written by Austin Beutner, a former superintendent at the Los Angeles Unified School District, … » Read

The 34 members of the Philharmonia Baroque Chorale have voted unanimously to join the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA). “We wanted a seat at the table,” explained a member of the choir’s union organizing committee. … » Read

For the first time in 44 years, the orchestra and chorus of the English National Opera will go on strike as of February 1, opening night of The Handmaid's Tale . The action is in response to the  radical reduction in government funding that … » Read