The Manchester Collective, a six-year-old ensemble that includes anywhere from two to 20-plus musicians, was cited by the recent Royal Philharmonic Society Awards jury as "transforming all our perceptions" of what a classical music group can be. … » Read

Ireland has launched a bold experiment to support its arts and culture workers. Two thousand visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, writers, actors, dancers, and others chosen at random from among 8,000 applicants will receive a basic income of … » Read

Major changes are under consideration as the Chautauqua Institution and its opera company, facing universal post-pandemic declines in audiences, examine the daunting cost of creating professional opera productions. While conversations are … » Read

In the fall of 2024, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will partner with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Media Lab to open the Jeanne R. Johnson Education Center. Offering “STEAM-based learning (Science, … » Read

A new partnership of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO), the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (The Clarice) at the University of Maryland (UMD), and UMD’s School of Music (SOM) aims to promote community engagement. “Voices of … » Read

On July 7 and 8, the Glimmerglass Festival opens its season, the first under General and Artistic Director Robert Ainsley , with Puccini’s La bohème and Bernstein’s Candide . Although most of the season’s offerings were … » Read

As the Philly Pops continues to maintain that it has “postponed” concerts for which it has sold tickets, it is also claiming that it does not have sufficient access to its ticket database to be able to refund monies collected. Not … » Read

There is abundant evidence of the physical and mental benefits that accrue from singing with others. “Sing with Us,” a pre-pandemic study in London, for example, found that participation in a choir reduced stress hormones and … » Read

Pregnancy can be an opera singer’s best friend if she is allowed to perform. Too often opera companies have cited a pregnant artist’s well-being when canceling her appearance, despite widely accepted evidence that pregnancy and … » Read

The Phoenix Symphony, which self-defines as the largest performing arts organization in the state, has reached a new contract agreement with its musicians. The orchestra’s new President and CEO Peter Kjome is undoubtedly an experienced … » Read