It took only three days for 30 aspiring musicians, all inmates at San Quentin prison, to compose an hour of original music and present a concert for 100 of their colleagues. On Monday, Aug. 8, the group began working with three professional … » Read

The Lucerne Festival, hardly a radical hotbed, is going against tradition this year and emphasizing diversity with a series of concerts featuring Black, Latino, and female artists. “We don’t have to be radical,” Michael … » Read

The growing evidence of climate change—intense heat, extreme flooding, wildfires and their accompanying smoke—pose an increasing threat to the outdoor performances that are a part of summertime life in many parts of the U.S. Venues as … » Read

For many opera cognoscenti, summer in Bayreuth means Wagner. But the Festspielhaus is not the only show in town. Each summer for two weeks, the Margravial Opera House, built in the middle of the 18 th century by Wilhelmina, daughter of the King … » Read

Surviving as a fulltime musician in Seattle and environs is so difficult that as many as four in 10 respondents to a recent survey suggested they might change their job or relocate within the next year. “It’s becoming increasingly a … » Read

The musicians of the Florida Orchestra have ratified a three-year contract that will increase base pay by 12 percent and extend the ensemble’s season. “This was one of the most positive negotiations in all my years in … » Read

When the pandemic derailed the western Massachusetts-based Berkshire Opera Festival’s plans to present Mozart’s Don Giovanni in 2020, cofounder and director of production Jonathon Loy rescheduled it to 2022. While the discovery that … » Read

At least one Christian church in McAllen, TX, has been caught stealing, red-handed. On Aug. 5 and 6, RGV Productions, which works with The Door Christian Fellowship Ministries of McAllen performed and live streamed Lin-Manuel Miranda’s … » Read

According to research by the U.K.’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and others, TikTok, the social media platform on which users can upload short videos set to music, has emerged as the vehicle favored by people under 25 for streaming … » Read

For many decades public service orchestras in the U.K. and western Europe have been both reliable purveyors of high-quality music free from commercial demands and sources of regional and national pride. The BBC Philharmonic, which celebrates its … » Read