When Brad Wells formed Roomful of Teeth in 2008, he set out “to build a new kind of instrument.” The ensemble he was creating would sing neither the standard choral repertoire nor songs from other vocal traditions. Traditional choral … » Read

Critic Anne Midgette recently published a piece about film music . Evidently, as a “serious classical music lover,” she had been told to disdain film music, but now, with special thanks to John Williams, she realizes that was wrong. … » Read

The Minnesota Opera, not one to shy away from new and experimental work, has purchased the 350-seat Lab Theater in Minneapolis, a former 6,000-square foot warehouse originally opened in 1988 as a second stage for the Guthrie Theater. The former … » Read

Opera Philadelphia continues to break new ground in 2019-20, offering two world and two company premieres in its third annual fall festival, O19, while sticking to the mainstays in its spring season with the Verdi Requiem and Madame Butterfly. … » Read

The La Jolla Music Society today announced the opening weekend concerts for its new home, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center (The Conrad). On April 5, 6, and 7, 2019, the $82 million, 49,000-square-foot complex, named for founding donors … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since the musical Hamilton began its march to near-universal infatuation, one group has noticeably withheld its applause: historians. Many academics argue the portrait of Alexander Hamilton, the star of our $10 bills, … » Read

The Foundation Center and GuideStar, two information resources for non-profit institutions, announced their merger to create Candid. The name, says a press release, “means that we value being up front and honest above all else . . . [and] … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has unveiled programming for the first season of its Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI), a series of public talks, master classes, film screenings, and workshops scheduled for the $33 million, four-building Linde … » Read

Never mind Beethoven’s 250 th anniversary. The important milestone this year and next is the centennial of the 19 th amendment, giving women the right to vote. It was ratified in 1919 and went into effect in 1920, its 100th anniversary … » Read

The trustees of Marlboro Music and Marlboro College have reached an agreement to continue and strengthen a relationship begun in 1951 for another 99 years. A key component of the new agreement between the world-renowned summer classical music … » Read