As the clouds begin to dissipate and increasing segments of the population become vaccinated, arts groups are thinking about how they will fulfill their missions live, for the first time in over a year. In Texas, Florida, and parts of the … » Read

After a quarter century, the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is shuttering its professional performing arm. “COVID wiped out everything,” exclaims Executive Director Jean-Philippe Malaty. The cessation of performances, however, will not impact … » Read

Even in the best of times, many performing artists—actors, musicians, dancers, singers—as well as thousands of behind-the-scenes arts professionals must scramble to earn a living. In the midst of a pandemic, the effort to sustain … » Read

Pardon the metaphor, but it appears the buds of spring are pushing up through the soil after a cruel, year-long winter. On Tuesday, both the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) and the Utah Opera announced a return to live (chamber) … » Read

When 34-year-old Ana Marvez fled to Chile from Venezuela five years ago, she felt lucky to get a job—as a secretary in an arts school—that kept her in touch with her profession as a music teacher and choir director. “I was … » Read

The 2009 discovery of a heretofore unknown cache of works by Florence Price prompted a long overdue revival of interest in the Black composer . Since then, her Symphony No. 1, which received its premiere in 1933 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra … » Read

These days, when orchestra musicians perform as an ensemble indoors, they are few, far between, and masked. Chamber music has become the repertoire du jour, and at least one orchestra board of directors has come to the conclusion that the … » Read

BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela (AP) — Orchestra music envelops the streets of a Venezuelan city every time a truck carrying musicians has made its way through traffic for the past year, capturing the attention of drivers and passers-by who take … » Read

Learning how to perform as part of an orchestra is one of the primary educational goals for instrumentalists attending a music school. It should come as no surprise that, like many other things, the pandemic has interrupted this key aspect of … » 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