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

Klaus Heyman, founder and head of Naxos, a vast distribution and recordings empire now based in Hong Kong, has personally acquired Chandos, one of the most distinguished classical music labels, with some 3,000 titles in its catalog. He has done … » Read

Breaking the Silence , a U.K. concert tour by the Afghan Youth Orchestra, is on again after the British Home Office reversed an earlier decision refusing the group the necessary visas. The reprieve came just four days before the first … » Read