Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has been revealing her musical tastes and upbringing on the campaign trail, and they are surprisingly eclectic. For instance, who knew that the U.S. vice president played French horn and percussion … » Read

Distinguished artist manager Camilla Weymeyer will join Intermusica as associate director, vocal & opera from September 23. The move comes just six weeks after the ambitious European music agency promoted Nathan Morrison from out of that … » Read

Palm Beach Opera has announced the extension of David Stern’s contract through the 2026-2027 season with the new title of music director. Stern has been chief conductor at Palm Beach Opera since 2015. Stern made his PBO debut with … » Read

The Seattle Symphony has announced the names of seven new musicians who will joining the orchestra at the beginning of the 2024/2025 season. The new appointments are Cameron Daly (associate principal second violin), Katie Liu (associate principal … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera has promoted Michael Heaston to the position of deputy general manager. A respected pianist and music director as well as an experienced administrator, he had previously held the position of assistant general manager and … » Read

The Bayreuth Festival has announced that Thomas Eitler-de Lint is to be the new director of the Festival Chorus. He succeeds Eberhard Friedrich , who stepped down earlier this month after 24 years in the position. Eitler-de Lint has been choir … » Read

Alexander Goehr, a British composer perhaps better known for those he taught than what he wrote, died on Aug. 26 at the age of 92. As a newborn he arrived from Berlin in 1932 with his father Walter, a composer and conductor of note who had … » Read

As of this September, Elias Miller is the new assistant conductor for Ohio’s Columbus Symphony and music director of the city’s youth orchestra. Chosen from among three finalists, Miller’s appointment is his first full-time … » Read

Greg Carpenter has announced his intention to resign as general and artistic director of Opera Colorado at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season. He joined the company in 2004 as director of development and three years later assumed the top post. … » Read

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has a new principal flute in Martha Long; she succeeds Emily Skala, in the job over 30 years until  she was fired in 2021 for bizarre social media postings about the outcome of the 2020 election and the … » Read