Tyshawn Sorey has been commissioned by the Houston Dacamera and Rothko Chapel to write a 30-minute piece in honor of the chapel's 50 th anniversary. Originally scheduled to premiere in 2021, but postponed due to the pandemic, the new choral work … » Read

Bass-baritone Davóne Tines is everywhere these days. Apart from receiving uniformly positive performance reviews and being a much sought-after specialist in new music, he is a highly visible activist for the Black Lives Matter movement. A … » Read

We will be updating this list weekly. Please note that all times are given in U.S. Eastern Time (ET). To calculate in other time zones or counties, British Summer Time (BST) is currently five hours ahead of ET and Central European Time (CET) is … » Read

The financial toll exacted by the pandemic has led New York Public Radio (NYPR) to institute a number of cost-saving measures, including the elimination of 14 positions. Four of those are in news, while the other ten are spread throughout the … » Read

The Song Company, Australia’s self-anointed national vocal ensemble, has a busy season of Renaissance music performances ahead, notwithstanding the continuing pandemic. Plans call for both Salon concerts and Close Up recitals—intimate … » Read

Florida’s arts and cultural organizations will receive $26.7mn in state funding in the 2021-22 budget year. Although the amount represents a 24 percent increase over the previous year’s grants, the total still falls well short of the … » Read

French cafes, cultural venues, and businesses that have been closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic will reopen in several phases from May 19, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday, as he announced a four-stage calendar for reopening the country. … » Read

The New York Philharmonic is taking to the streets again, this time moving up from last summer’s pickup model to a monster truck with a 20-foot shipping container that opens out into a stage. The orchestra calls it NY Phil Bandwagon 2 , … » Read

On May 1 and 2, renowned mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves will return to Tulsa, the site of her first professional engagement, to headline "Greenwood Overcomes" marking the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The program of music by living … » Read

The experience of a group of elite young cellists at the Scandinavian Cello School in Denmark suggests that humans are not alone in missing live music during the pandemic. When cellist Jacob Shaw quit touring internationally to establish the … » Read