The Wichita Symphony Orchestra and the Wichita Musicians’ Association, Local No. 297 of the American Federation of Musicians, have agreed to a new three-year collective bargaining agreement. It takes effect on July 1, 2025 and extends … » Read

Orchestrators often work in the shadows of composers, directors, and other creatives. American Theatre dug into just what’s involved in orchestration in a conversation with two of today’s most successful practitioners—Doug … » Read

On April 29, three days after the season’s final concert, the Southwest Florida Symphony (SFS) announced it was closing permanently at the end of June. The 64-year-old organization, comprised of 70 musicians (whose contract does not provide … » Read

A gift from David and Amy Fulton and The Tuscan Corporation has enabled the Library of Congress to add the historic 1690 Tuscan-Medici viola by Antonio Stradivari to its world-renowned instrument collection. Valued at about $30 million and … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP)—The Kennedy Center has canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of … » Read

British violinist Daniel Hope is to succeed pianist Wu Han as artistic advisor for Chamber Music at the Barns as of 2025-26. The series launches next fall at the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in Vienna, VA. Hope’s appointment … » Read

The Detroit Opera is about to “poke the bear.” On May 10 it will present the first of three performances of Anthony Davis ’s 2019 opera The Central Park Five . Following the arrest of five young men for the assault of a female … » Read

The Kennedy Center is not only a performing arts venue of national and international repute; it is also a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy, likely the Oval Office’s most articulate advocate for the arts in our nation’s … » Read

After 44 years, the Alexander String Quartet has decided to disband. Long a fixture in San Francisco, it will offer its final performance there on May 4, after which it will head to the East Coast for a series of final concerts. Formed in 1981 in … » Read

The Juilliard School says it plans to raise $550 million and make the school tuition-free for all students. Fund-raising has begun but has a long way to go—$180 million has been pledged, most of it from the board of directors. The school … » Read