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Voices of Ascension Appoints New Executive Director

Jonathan Bradley has been named as the new executive director of Voices of Ascension, the New York City-based professional chorus with a mission to share the transformative power of choral music through performances, commissions, and community … »
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Figaro Gets a Whirlwind One-Man Band Treatment

Anthony Roth Costanzo’s postmodern version of Le nozze di Figaro is by its very nature a tour de force. Fashioned as a showcase for the star countertenor, it keeps his all-but-superhuman energy front and center. In it, he sings all of … »
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Oundjian on the Up and Up at Colorado Symphony

The Colorado Symphony has announced the elevation of Peter Oundjian to the post of music director. The Canadian American maestro, currently serving as the orchestra’s principal conductor, will embark on a new four-year contract with the … »
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Sweet Smell of Success as Gilmore Festival Goes Annual

The Gilmore Piano Festival is to double its footprint, shifting gear from a biennial to an annual event from the spring of 2026. The move is a sign of success for the Kalamazoo-based arts organization whose enthusiastic stakeholders have driven … »
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Marlboro and Philly Mourn a Legend

Anthony Checchia, who worked alongside Rudolf Serkin in the establishment of Marlboro Music, has died at the age of 94. He passed away on Saturday afternoon, September 7 leaving his wife, admired soprano Benita Valente, and their son Peter, a … »
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Keri-Lynn Wilson Lands Plum Ukrainian Job

KYIV—Kyiv Camerata has announced that Keri-Lynn Wilson will be its new music director, only the second person to hold the post in the orchestra’s almost 50-year history. Wilson will helm Ukraine’s leading chamber orchestra in … »
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Arrested Musician Accused of AI-Assisted Streaming Fraud

A musician has been arrested and charged with fraudulently receiving over $10 million in streaming royalty payments. According to authorities in New York, Michael Smith, 52, of Cornelius, North Carolina, used artificial intelligence to create … »
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Martin Pearlman Steps Down as Boston Baroque MD

Boston Baroque’s Board of Directors has announced that the 2024-25 season will be Martin Pearlman’s last as music director. Pearlman founded the ensemble as Banchetto Musicale in 1973. Once a successor has been appointed, he will take … »
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Welsh National Opera Chorus Votes to Strike

The Welsh National Opera Chorus will take industrial action in an ongoing dispute over jobs and pay. The British Equity union announced that 93 percent of its members had voted to consider striking with a turnout of 100 percent. Meanwhile, they … »
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Borda Out-Earned Jaap Says NY Phil Tax Report

The most recent tax return for the New York Philharmonic has been released, revealing that across 2022-23, CEO Deborah Borda (pictured left) out-earned Music Director Jaap van Zweden (below) by approximately $200,000. Figures for the fiscal year … »
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