Arts funding is in turmoil in Nashville. Metro Arts, the agency that oversees the city’s cultural grants program, has had four executive directors in two years, one of whom resigned amid allegations of racism and workplace toxicity. In … » Read

On Jan. 4 the choristers of the English National Opera began voting on whether or not to strike or take other labor action in their dispute over pay. “Equity’s members cannot accept the devastating contract cuts which are being … » Read

The recent news that Music & Event Management, Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO), is purchasing Coney Island, the city’s 137-year-old amusement park, with an eye toward spending $118 million to … » Read

The recent announcement of the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative by Secretary of State Antony Blinken represents a reboot of a decades-old strategy by the U.S. to use music as a means of transcending political and geographical borders. It first … » Read

The pandemic wreaked havoc with audience behavior in the performing arts across the U.S. The forced abandonment of live performances for a year or more, combined with the explosion of streaming services, served to gut post-pandemic subscriptions … » Read

The barbaric attack by Hamas in early October has mobilized Israelis of all stripes. For the musicians of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, whose scheduled performances in October and November were cancelled, the call to action initially meant … » Read

Apart from fund-raising, the New York Philharmonic’s annual Spring Gala appears to have missions to accomplish and messages to deliver: The centennial of its trademark Young People’s Concerts; the propensity for music education of its … » Read

BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government said Saturday that it is giving the country’s centuries-old Vienna Boys Choir 800,000 euros ($884,000) to help it out of severe financial difficulties. “It goes without saying that we will … » Read

Life for musicians in the U.K. can be pretty grim at the moment. A recent census of over 6,000 of their peers found that 30 percent of professional musicians are experiencing low mental well-being, due largely to financial circumstance. "It's … » Read

The enthusiasm of post-pandemic audiences for a return to live performances has thus far been less than full-throated. The ready availability of streamed concerts and plays has disrupted long-established patterns of cultural consumption and … » Read