On Sept. 10, Bright Sheng, the Leonard Bernstein Distinguished University Professor of Composition at the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theater & Dance (SMTD) convened the first meeting of his undergraduate composition … » Read

Debby King, a Carnegie Hall stalwart for 34 years, died at age 71 on Sept. 20. Dubbed the “soul” of the venerable performance hall by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, King functioned as a personal assistant who had a new boss every night. She was … » Read

In a capacity similar to those in which she has served the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall Song Studio, Aspen Music Festival and School, and others, Renée Fleming has been named Advisor for Special Projects for … » Read

President Biden’s nominations for the chairs of the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, which require Senate approval, look very different from their predecessors. Nominated to succeed the … » Read

Concert Artists Guild(CAG) has added a new category of young artists to its roster: conductors. The 70-year-old organization usually selects its artists, all instrumentalists, from an annual competition.  But conductors, for practical … » Read

The Sydney Symphony’s first year under its  new Chief Conductor Simone Young is to be divided into two seasons: The first is to run from March to June (the country’s Fall) 2022; the second, July to December (Winter/Spring) … » Read

Composer and flutist Valerie Coleman has signed with Primo Artists for worldwide general management. Coleman, whose Seven O'Clock Shout has become a popular post-Covid curtain-raiser among orchestras, is the founder of and former flutist with … » Read

Legendary soprano Jessye Norman stopped performing in 2015, four years before her death , attributed to septic shock and multi-organ failure, secondary to complications of a spinal cord injury she sustained in 2015. Now a lawsuit filed by … » Read

Violinist James Buswell, said to have made his debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of seven, died on September 28 in Boston. He was 74. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Buswell performed with most of the major international … » Read

Further confirmation of Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s midas touch, as if any was needed, has been unveiled in the form of a $2.5 million gift to the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal to support his artistic vision … » Read