Brown University and the New York-based architectural firm REX have unveiled designs for the university’s new 94,500-square-foot performing arts center,  to be located on the former site of the 19 th -century Sharpe House, moved to … » Read

In his first season as music director designate, Fabio Luisi [pictured] will lead the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in five weeks of concerts, the highlights of which include Salome in concert, the Dallas premiere of composer-in-residence Julia … » Read

London’s cup is suddenly running over with major new music venues. The plans for the Center for Music in the City of London, located at the Barbican Center, were no sooner  unveiled than Anthony Wilkinson, founder and director of the … » Read

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