Live performances at the Hollywood Bowl are cancelled for the summer, but the venue and the mini-city surrounding it are being put to good, practical use: It’s a food distribution center, organized and run by the Los Angeles Regional Food … » 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 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and its musicians have come up with a five-year agreement that, 18 months ago, no one would have thought possible. Essentially, the new contract--which beings Sept. 7 and comes on the heels of the expiration of … » Read

Yet another musician’s estate is taking issue with the Trump presidential campaign’s unauthorized appropriation of its client’s songs. Organizers of last week’s Republican convention twice used covers of the late Canadian … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia Artists Management Inc., one of the leading agencies representing classical music performers, says it is shutting down. A statement emailed Saturday to CAMI artists said the agency is closing its doors Monday. … » Read

Covid-19 presents an existential threat to the continued survival of the live events industry, which is mounting a vigorous campaign to gain Congressional approval for economic relief. The need for quick action is self-evident. An estimated 12mn … » Read

On Aug. 29 and 30 the Chicago Opera Theater (COT) will partner with the Refugee Orchestra Project to present “Voices of Refuge” to remind listeners of the important role refugees have played in our musical life. The series of four … » Read

The Knoxville (TN) Symphony Orchestra, which, under normal circumstances employs 80 AFM musicians and performs about 300 programs annually (ranging from neighborhood events to playing in any one of three concert venues), has cancelled its fall … » Read

The New York Philharmonic is going back to work. But unlike Detroit, Dallas, Philadelphia, and a number of other major orchestras, its musicians won’t be six-feet apart on a concert stage, playing to an empty or partially full audience and … » Read

Amid the proliferation of online digital music presentations during the pandemic, The Impossible Orchestra’s 10-minute performance of Arturo Marquez’s Danzon No. 2 may be unique. The inspiration of the Mexican-American conductor … » Read