According to the ever optimistic, ever original Peter Sellars, the worldwide standstill necessitated by Covid-19 might not be such a bad things for the arts. On the down side, of course, many have lost their jobs, their livelihoods. On the … » Read

Zachary Lewis, staff music critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer since 2007, has been laid off as part of a newsroom purge of 22 journalists. Apparently the newspaper has had most of its reportage moved to what is described as its … » Read

Charles, “Charlie” Wade is the new VP of marketing for the Philadelphia Orchestra, filling a position that had been vacant for about a year. His predecessor was Janice Hay, now director of marketing & communications for the Depaul … » Read

Albert K. (“Nick”) Webster, chief administrator of the New York Philharmonic from 1975-1990, died on April 3. He was 82. Webster arrived at the Philharmonic in 1962 as assistant to Managing Director Carlos Mosely. A graduate of … » Read

Vincent Lionti, violist in the MET Orchestra since 1987, conductor of the Greater Westchester Youth Orchestras and a number of other regional ensembles, died on April 4 of complications from the coronavirus. He was 61. Holding bachelors and … » Read

German-born arts administrator Florian Riem, interim secretary general of the Geneva-based World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) since last August, has been given the job, now part-time. He succeeds Benjamin Woodruffe, who … » Read

J.C. Barker, a professional clarinetist, is to be the new executive director of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra , which self-defines as “the state’s only professional symphony orchestra.” Barker, who starts May 1, has for 13 … » Read

Simon Woods, who resigned as CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic last fall, is to be the new president and CEO of the League of American Orchestras effective September 1. Woods, a Brit, is currently the interim chief of the Grand Teton Music … » Read

Bucky Pizzarelli, legendary master of the jazz guitar, died on April 1 in Saddle River, N.J. at the age of 94. The cause was complications from the Coronavirus. His death was reported by his son and frequent musical partner, John Pizzarelli. … » Read

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist, teacher, and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, died late Wednesday from pneumonia brought on by the new coronavirus, leaving six sons and a deep legacy. He was 85. “My dad … » Read