The inaugural Philadelphia Organ Festival, which kicks off on March 15 and extends through March 23, features nine concerts around a city that is said to have 830 purpose-built sacred places, most of which would have had a pipe organ. The … » Read

The Sarasota Orchestra, the longest continuously operating orchestra in Florida, is celebrating its 75 th anniversary. Organized by amateurs and musical students, the Florida West Coast Symphony (FWCS), as it was initially known, gave its first … » Read

Democratic congressional representatives Rashida Tlaib (MI) and Jamaal Bowman (NY) have introduced legislation intended to increase online streaming royalties for musicians. According to a news release, their proposed Living Wage for Musicians … » Read

Brian Shepherd is to become CEO of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) as of July 1, 2024. He succeeds Dr. Gary L. Ingle, who retires on June 30 after 28 years in the position. Shepard has already worked at the 148-year-old nonprofit … » Read

The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2024-25 season marks Gustavo Dudamel’s penultimate one before he departs for the New York Philharmonic in 2026. Offerings at Walt Disney Concert Hall range from Mahler through John Williams to world … » Read

Atlanta’s Woodruff Arts Center, established in 1968 and currently home to the High Museum of Art, the Atlanta Symphony, and the Alliance Theater, is planning a $67 million revamp of its midtown campus on Peachtree Street. The primary goal … » Read

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is once again the recipient of a huge grant from the Negaunee Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED), founded and run by the Colburn family, for which the Colburn … » Read

News that as of April 1, the U.K. government has made permanent the extension of the higher 45 percent rate of Orchestra Tax Relief, which had doubled in 2021 in response to the pandemic, met with universal applause from Britain’s classical … » Read

Recently, the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) has been the recipient of both good and bad news. On March 6 the school announced the good news of a $5 million gift from Kevin & Kristen Stein and Family, the largest single contribution from … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Götsch was surprised when she won her audition in 2019 that led to membership in the Vienna Philharmonic. “When I went home, I was just laughing because I couldn’t realize that they had really taken … » Read