With Miami-Dade county deaths from COVID-19 having reached 2,050 and no end in sight (and a $50 fine for not wearing a mask), the Cleveland Orchestra has wisely chosen to cancel its planned January 2021 Miami residency. It had been sorely reduced … » Read

Since the emergence of Covid-19, safety concerns surrounding choral singing and playing wind and brass instruments have been topics of considerable debate and disagreement in the music world. Both sides in the argument have claimed science is on … » Read

Hopes for a timely financial lifeline from Congress to America’s independent music venues were shattered when the Senate recessed on Aug. 13 without acting on the Save Our Stages legislation . “Frankly, it’s a kick in the … » Read

The San Francisco Symphony (SFS) and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) have joined forces on a new Emerging Black Composers Project, designed to widen the repertoire and the exposure of early-career composers of color. With the first … » Read

Trala , the app that teaches beginners how to play the violin and claims 250,000 downloads since its launch in 2017, has managed to raise $3.5 million in seed funding, most of it from former LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner, bringing its total investment … » Read

The pandemic has put a damper on planned celebrations of many significant musical anniversaries—the 250 th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, the Salzburg Festival’s centennial, and the 125 th season of the Pittsburgh Symphony … » Read

In a burst of optimism, the New York City Opera (NYCO) has announced plans for two productions in the spring of 2021. The first is the world premiere of The Garden of the Finzi-Continis , scheduled for April at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in … » Read

A coalition of over 125 performing arts organizations--ranging from Opera America and the National Association of Teachers of Singing to Athletes and the Arts and the Oahu Band Directors Association—is researching the effects of COVID-19 … » Read

The box office for a new online live concert platform, Dreamstage.live, is officially open, with tickets for the inaugural, August 22 concert by cellist Jan Vogler and pianist Hélène Grimaud going for $25. Artists set their own … » Read

Classical musicians on opposite coasts in the U.S. are taking music to the public in an intimate, up-close-and-personal manner in an effort to keep their art alive while awaiting the pandemic’s end and the opportunity to once again come … » Read