Much of the positive news of a return to live performing has emanated from larger organizations with the financial wherewithal and resources necessary to implement public health mandates. For smaller organizations, the return is more fraught, as … » Read

Munich is often referred to as the “world’s opera capital,” due in no small part to the presence of the Bavarian State Opera. Serge Dorny, the company’s new general manager, and Vladimir Jurowski, the new music director, … » Read

In her painstakingly researched book, All the News That’s Fit to Click : How Metrics Are Transforming the Work of Journalists , sociologist Caitlin Petre examines how technology and commercialism have combined to alter the nature of the … » Read

As their symphony orchestras return to live performances, some musicians find themselves facing a Hobson’s choice. Should they accede to their employer’s mandate that they receive the Covid-19 vaccine, or refuse to get the shot and … » Read

On Oct. 25 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) received a charge from the San Antonio chapter of the American Federation of Musicians on behalf of the Musicians of the San Antonio Symphony (MOSAS) claiming unfair labor practices by the … » Read

The strike by ticket sellers at Strathmore Hall in North Bethesda, MD, and a disagreement with the Baltimore Symphony over terms of its licensing agreement have forced the BSO to cancel four of five concerts there scheduled in November and … » Read

For the Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO), video director Andrew Alden is often the wizard behind the curtain. Working from a room below stage level with a musical score in hand, he and executive producer Denise McGovern are watching feeds from ten … » Read

DOHA, Quator (AFP) -- For the first time in months, members of Afghanistan's all-female Zohra orchestra have reassembled in Doha, their music once again filling the air as they face an uncertain future. While grateful to be safe in Qatar, their … » Read

A $5 million donation, the largest outright gift in Interlochen’s history, has helped the school raise $23.8M toward the realization of “Vision 2028” since June. In making the gift, Canadians Glynn Williams, chair of the … » Read

At a time when most U.S. arts organizations are tentatively returning to concert halls and hoping that the new normal will pretty much resemble the old one, Boston Baroque has decided to buck the trend, announcing a five-program, digital-only … » Read