On June 1, 2008, a massive fire started accidentally at Universal Studios in Hollywood required hundreds of firefighters to subdue. Initial reports claimed the damage was limited to the theme park’s King Kong attraction and a video vault … » Read

It just might have something to do with Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla’s continued impact at the artistic helm of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, but for whatever reason, Arts Council England has decided to invest £4.5million to … » Read

The situation at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is even more dire than the recent cancellation of its summer concert season would indicate, according to today’s Baltimore Sun. That it could even continue to be a “going … » Read

Paris-based Digital Music Solutions has come up with a kind of karoke for instruments. It’s called NomadPlay . It uses an algorithm that separates out the sound components of a score to remove any instrument as desired, fading out an oboe … » Read

October 19, 2019 will mark the opening of the tenth annual White Light Festival, a concept Lincoln Center Artistic Director Jane Moss first came up with a decade ago after taking Yoga classes. Its focus is still a bit fuzzy—part spiritual, … » Read

The Chicago Federation of Musicians, representing members of the Grant Park Orchestra, has reached a new, tentative agreement with the players’ employers. Paul Winberg, president and CEO of the Grant Park Festival indicated that the new, … » Read

Dame Evelyn Glennie, tenor Mark Padmore, and composer Nigel Osborne are among more than 200 U.K. prominent classical musicians asking London Mayor Sadiq Khan to rescind permission for BP’s sponsorship of the Trafalgar Square screenings of … » Read

An article by Chicago Symphony Orchestra bassist and players committee chair Steve Lester outlines the basic issues the led to the musicians' strike and the tactics used to achieve their goals. The end result was a 13.25 percent wage increase … » Read

In 1807 a slave ship transported Omar Ibn Said, an enslaved African from Senegal, to Gadsden’s Wharf in Charleston. He will return, figuratively, during the 2020 Spoleto season as the protagonist in a new, as yet untitled opera by … » Read

In May it appeared that financial distress would force The Song Company, a widely praised Australian vocal ensemble, to  cease performing . Thanks to a significant individual gift as well as ongoing generous support from both Create NSW and … » Read