The dispersal of the central Philadelphia real estate owned by the defunct University of the Arts has begun in earnest. On Jan. 14 at public auction, the Curtis Institute of Music outbid Temple University, paying $7.6 million for the Arts … » Read

On Jan. 16 TF Cornerstone, the owner of central Philadelphia’s Wanamaker Building, issued an encouraging statement about the future of the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ after Macy’s March departure . The New York-based firm … » Read

Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) will tour Japan for the first time in 40 years next spring, along with making its debut in Korea. The May 29-to-June 7 trip marks the orchestra’s 99 th tour since its founding in 1969 in … » Read

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has bought Supraphon, one of the Czech Republic’s most dynamic music labels, expanding the company’s footprint in central Europe. Since its founding in 1932, Supraphon has built an eclectic catalogue … » Read

An anonymous seven-figure gift has been secured to purchase land for Theater in the Garden, an international center for the arts in Naples, Florida, that will serve as the U.S. home for the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation. Headquartered in Modena, … » Read

Additional reports of the Palisades fire in Los Angeles that destroyed Belmont Music Publishers offer a better understanding of just how much has been lost. Gone are an estimated 100,000 scores and parts as well as digital backups of the scores … » Read

The abbeys of the Middle Ages were often self-sustaining, making their own food and clothing and selling much it to their communities. When Philippe Boyer became rector of Saint-Pierre in 2011, he decided to emulate his predecessors of centuries … » Read

Jung Jae-wal, who took over the reins as CEO of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) in October, has set a very high bar for his ensemble. Within ten years, he tells the Korea Times , we want to reach “a level where we can compete with … » Read

The Palisades fire in Los Angeles has destroyed the building and all its contents of Belmont Music Publishers. “We have lost our full inventory of sales and rental materials,” reads a notice on the company website. “We hope that … » Read

The impending closure of the Macy’s department store housed in the Wanamaker Building in central city Philadelphia poses a threat to the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ. An artifact of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, the instrument, one … » Read