Jamaican-born violinist Edmund Reid, who spent much of his career breaking down racial barriers, died at age 85 in December. His death was reported by The Strad . Often the only Black in the various U.K. orchestras in which he played, he once … » Read

We post this news only because it relates to the last three controversial incidents at UMich, all of which implicated  music faculty: David Daniels, Stephen Shipps, and Bright Sheng. ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Mark Schlissel has been … » Read

Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) has named Allen Perriello, recent head of music at Minnesota Opera, as director of artistic administration, a new position succeeding the previous one of artistic administrator, held by Samuel Carroll, in the job … » Read

New artistic leadership is now in place at the ballet companies in San Francisco and Orlando. On Jan. 11 the San Francisco Ballet appointed Tamara Rojo as its first new artistic director in nearly 40 years and the first woman to lead the company. … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl … » Read

Mary Ellen Northrop, an unassuming Wilmington music lover who enjoyed playing the clarinet and spent her life working as a budget and tax analyst, once hinted to officials at the Music School of Delaware (MSD) that she might give them a gift. … » Read

Mark Williams, chief artistic and operations officer of the Cleveland Orchestra, is to be the new CEO of the Toronto Symphony as of April 2022. He succeeds Matthew Loden , who took over as dean of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music … » Read

British-American conductor Johann Stuckenbruck has joined the roster of HarrisonParrott, his first management affiliation. A regular conductor at Glyndebourne, Stuckenbruck served as assistant conductor under Mark Elder at the Hallé … » Read

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) and the Los Angeles Music Center have both announced senior executive level hires designed to further their efforts at becoming more equitable, diverse, and inclusive. In doing so they are joining a … » Read

Goli Sheikholeslami, who succeeded Laura Walker as president and CEO of New York Public Radio just two years ago , is leaving to become chief executive of Politico. She exits the company—owner of WNYC, WQXR, and Gothamist—at a time of … » Read