Since 2018 Orchestras Canada has taken three surveys of attitudes toward the use of digital resources to reach online audiences. The 60 orchestras responding to the  initial survey saw the potential of digital engagement, but were challenged … » Read

The pandemic has presented special challenges to educators forced to teach students on line. Creating and performing music demands both mental and physical acuity, and judging the latter, especially, is difficult in a srictly two-dimensional … » Read

The Washington Post has published a list of 22 composers and performers to keep an eye on in the coming year, apparently compiled from nominations by a diverse list of artists, ranging from violist/host Nadia Sirota to … » Read

This past July, seven months after he sold his songwriting copyrights to Universal Music, Bob Dylan sold his entire recorded music catalog—his master recordings—as well as “the rights to multiple future releases” to Sony. … » Read

The Springfield Symphony Orchestra, which has been mired in a contentious contract dispute for more than 18 months, is planning two concerts in April and May, the first by the ensemble in more than two years. Former SSO Music Director Mark … » Read

Veteran conductor Bramwell Tovey has tested positive for Covid-19 and so will miss his podium dates tonight and tomorrow with the Rhode Island Philharmonic , of which he is principal conductor and artistic director. The orchestra reports that he … » Read

The San Francisco Opera has planned an ambitious 2022-2023 season to honor its centennial. On the program are eight productions that represent a blend of standard fare with less common repertoire, including two commissioned premieres by Bay Area … » Read

Its first tour in two-and-a-half years will be a modest one, but it does indicate a desire to show its colors outside the Amtrak corridor between Philadelphia and New York. The Philadelphia Orchestra will venture as far west as Oklahoma in a … » Read

In the past two years some of the most iconic names in popular music—Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks, Paul Simon, Tina Turner, John Legend, the estate of David Bowie, et al.—have sold their music catalogs for prices ranging … » Read

After the Covid-plagued seasons of 2020 and 2021, U.S. music festivals are planning to move back toward normalcy this year. In four recent festival announcements, the programming is robust and the lineups of soloists and ensembles are starry … » Read