Julia Perry, the first Black female composer to have a work performed by the New York Philharmonic, died in obscurity 14 years later in 1979. Nearly 60 years after that auspicious debut, Perry is again having her moment in the sun, first with the … » Read

David Hill [left], a leader of renowned choirs in both the U.S. and Great Britain, is sounding the alarm about the future of the 800-year-old British choral tradition. “This fantastic tradition is on the cusp of losing its … » Read

It appears that there will be further delays to the opening of the San Diego Symphony’s downtown performance venue. This past July Martha Gilmer, the symphony's CEO, announced that the extensive renovations to The Jacobs Music Center's … » Read

Over the five weeks from July 22 through August 20, the 2024 edition of the Glimmerglass Festival—titled “Identity & Illusion”—will present four mainstage productions, the world premiere of a youth opera, and a new … » Read

The Philadelphia Ballet’s annual Nutcracker has become an ideal training ground for young conductors eager to test their abilities in front of a professional orchestra. Each season Beatrice Jona Affron, the company’s music director … » Read

As it approaches its 45 th anniversary with the 2024-25 season, the Atlanta Opera joins Opera America’s official “Budget One” status for opera companies with budgets of $15 million and above. There are but ten of them, out of … » Read

The largest venue at the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Benedict Music Tent, has been renamed the Michael Klein Music Tent in honor of a gift from its namesake, a longtime board member and supporter.  Festival and School President and … » Read

The Groton Hill Music Center’s new, 300-seat Meadow Hall, created by Cambridge architects Epstein Joslin and Chicago’s Threshold Acoustics, may be “the region’s most acoustically alive concert venue.”  This … » Read

Sophie Kastner is writing music that is literally out of this world. The Montreal composer created Where Parallel Lines Converge from the same data from the Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer telescopes that scientists use to create pictures of deep … » Read

On Dec. 6 the Metropolitan King County Council unanimously approved a 0.1 percent sales tax increase to fund “Doors Open.” The program anticipates distributing more than $100 million annually to arts, heritage, science, and historical … » Read