In an extraordinary act of generosity, the Yale School of Music (YSM) is offering its more than 200 students financial assistance to help them navigate the coronavirus pandemic. In a March 31 letter to alumni, Dean Robert Blocker described an aid … » Read

There was a time when someone lauding classical music for its “relaxing” qualities would have been taken to task by the cognoscenti. The genre, explains the new music critic at The Washington Post , was to stimulate the intellect, not … » Read

In recent years the Philadelphia Orchestra has steered through turbulent financial waters. As the worldwide pandemic exerts new financial pressures, the organization is coming together to help counter this new threat.  As of April 1, the … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago, its season already essentially cancelled after it had to forego its complete Ring cycles this spring, is taking a different tack for the remaining events of fiscal 2019-20 and declaring them “postponed.” … » Read

Carnegie Hall has joined the slow but steady stream of organizations closing their seasons prematurely due to COVID-19. On Thursday, the venerable institution moved its previously announced closure date of May 10 through the summer and into fall. … » Read

Cancelled for the season Charlotte (NC) Symphony Cincinnati Symphony and Pops The Cleveland Orchestra Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra New World Symphony The New York Philharmonic New York Youth Symphony North Carolina Symphony Phoenix Symphony … » Read

Most opera companies have been forced to cancel the remainder of their seasons due to COVID-19. Those listed below have alerted the public. Opera Companies Atlanta Opera Boston Lyric Opera Canadian Opera Company Chicago Opera Theater Dallas Opera … » Read

Kennedy Center President Deborah Rutter announced a new round of personnel cuts on Tuesday, furloughing 250 staffers in the Center’s marketing, development, and education departments as well as administrators at the National Symphony … » Read

The Aspen Music Festival and School is postponing its opening by two weeks and shortening its season from eight weeks to six. Scheduled to launch July 2, it will now begin July 16, with programming changes to be announced at a later date. The two … » Read

In early March the leaders of the Skagit Valley Chorale, located about an hour from Seattle, decided to proceed with their weekly rehearsal, despite the growing threat posed by the coronavirus. Sixty of the choir’s 121 members showed up for … » Read