If you find the prospect of sitting through Wagner’s entire Ring cycle daunting, then you will at all costs want to avoid the Licht cycle of Karlheinz Stockhausen. Written over a 25-year-period beginning in 1978,  it includes an opera … » Read

Democratic lawmakers in Maryland are urging Republican Governor Larry Hogan [pictured] to release $1.6 million in funding set aside for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Eighteen senators and 54 delegates have signed a letter indicating that, … » Read

The Sarasota (FL) Orchestra (SO) may be forced to move outside of city limits. Bowing to pressure from a coalition of tennis players and park proponents--DBA as "Preserve Payne Park"--the Sarasota City Commission on May 20 turned down the … » Read

With hundreds of performances at the Edinburgh Fringe , standing out from the crowd presents a challenge. The Mumble , a website, is offering performers “a digitally sophisticated” review and interview for £50 ($65). A review … » Read

As anticipated, Apple CEO Tim Cook in a speech today about upcoming product changes announced that iTunes, which kicked off the digital downloading, then streaming revolution when it launched 16 years ago, is to be phased out. Instead of iTunes, … » Read

Prominent Mali vocalist Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté has had to cancel her participation in the upcoming Kronos Festival 2019 because her visa was subject to “extreme vetting” by the U.S. State Department, therefore holding … » Read

Few people are more prone to exploitation in the workplace than those who are passionate about what they do. Low or no pay has long been a feature of work in the arts, an area that has proven largely immune to the growing demands for a living … » Read

Orchestras large and small are increasingly reliant on data to grow and retain audiences. In this relentless scramble for sustainability, the scale and ambition of the ensemble may matter far less than expected. Witness a comparison between the … » Read

Without comment or input from its musicians, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has announced that it will change its season from 52 to 40 weeks. As such, all summer 2019 concerts have been cancelled.The final program will be the live-with-film … » Read

Would an experienced violist, not to mention a wealthy one, appreciate an American-made instrument dating to 1938? Certainly the U.S. State Department thought so, and so purchased a Charleston, West Virginia-made instrument from the Little Rock … » Read