A recent study published in Scientific Reports analyzed the extent to which the shared experience of live music creates interpersonal synchrony, or a physiological bond among audience members. “Synchrony is an important part of social … » Read

Beginning with the fall semester of 2025, Oberlin College and Conservatory will add a bachelor of music in musical theater to its degree offerings. Victoria Bussert , current program director of music theater at Baldwin Wallace University, will … » Read

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, which leads a kind of nomadic life playing across the state in five different venues, has announced a new, dedicated home base, scheduled for completion by Spring of 2026. The new, 550-seat facility is to be … » Read

The Spoleto Festival appears to be experiencing issues that can often arise from a change in leadership. Since taking over from Nigel Redden as general director in 2021, Mena Mark Hanna has made major changes in staff , having vowed at the start … » Read

The decision by the management of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to cancel a concert by pianist Jayson Gilham seems to have lit a firestorm among the ensemble’s musicians. In an Aug. 15 letter, an “overwhelming majority” … » Read

Classical opera’s portrayal of women leaves much to be desired, particularly in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the efforts to increase the number of women composers, directors, and administrators in the industry. The San Francisco … » Read

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) musicians have ratified a new three-year agreement set to take effect on Sept. 2, while the ensemble is touring Europe. The contract’s key feature, a 12.6 percent compensation increase over the next three … » Read

Last weekend at Tanglewood, in his first time conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra, James Gaffigan declared himself “completely blown away” after their first rehearsal together. Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 was on the music desk. … » Read

This week the San Francisco Symphony will present plans to city planners for a dramatic makeover of the organization’s 44-year-old Davies Hall. If realized, the makeover would expand the building’s ground floor, relocate and enlarge … » Read

BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson’s phone rang in his Icelandic highlands cabin back in January 2022. Katharina Wagner, the Bayreuth festival director and great-granddaughter of composer Richard Wagner, wanted to … » Read