Meg Booth, director of dance programming at the Kennedy Center, is to be CEO of Houston’s Society for the Performing Arts (SPA), effective December 1. She succeeds Leslie Nelson who has been serving as interim since June Christensen retired … » Read

In a remarkable cri de coeur published in The Guardian , American composer John Luther Adams laments the current state of the world. “I used to be a short-term pessimist and a long-term optimist,” writes the winner of the 2014 … » Read

Not every singer can boast having created leading roles in world premieres by John Adams and Kaija Saariaho by the age of 31, but bass-baritone Davóne Tines isn’t your average opera star. A Harvard graduate and the recipient of … » Read

Countertenor David Daniels [pictured] has issued a statement denying claims of sexual harassment as outlined in a lawsuit filed against him by Andrew Lipian , a master's degree student in University of Michigan's (UM) School of Music, … » Read

The Edinburgh International Festival, described by a Scotland tourism site as “the crème de la crème of opera, dance, and performance” and held every August in the city’s concert halls and theaters, has a new … » Read

Vanessa Rose, a self-defined “emerging composers consultant,” is to be the new president and CEO of the St. Paul, MN-based American Composers Forum (ACF). She succeeds John Nuechterlein, who is retiring on December 31 after 15 very … » Read

Alex Klein , former principal oboe of the Chicago Symphony, now holds that position with the Calgary Philharmonic. Originally hired in Chicago in 1995 by then Music Director Daniel Barenboim, Klein was forced to leave in 2004 after developing … » Read

On Oct. 28 Richard Gill, much beloved conductor and educator, died at age 76 in his Sydney home. His influence in his native Australia was enormous. At various times he was the founder and first artistic director of Victorian Opera, director of … » Read

The Association of California Symphony Orchestras (ASCO) indicates that its Executive Director Mitch Menchaca will exit at the end of November to become executive director of arts and culture for the City of Phoenix, AZ. The search for his … » Read

Charlotte, NC-based Opera Carolina, now in its 70 th season, has a new executive director in Beth Hansen , a former board member and corporate attorney. James Meena is artistic director.  The company had been thinking about a two-headed … » Read