This year marks is the 150th anniversary of American composer Charles Ives’s birth, and a number of organizations have been paying tribute through recordings and concerts, examining his songs, chamber music, and symphonies. Were he still … » Read

Film/TV soundtrack composer Jeff Beal and studio singer Joan Beal, both hugely successful commercial musicians, have set up a $2 million commissioning fund for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Monies will go to living composers working in the … » Read

The International Contemporary Ensemble is welcoming six new members to its ranks. The 23-year-old organization remains devoted to commissioning and performing works by emerging composers; it was among the earliest New York groups to do so … » Read

Scottish Ensemble, the Glasgow-based collective, has appointed James Hardie as its new chief executive, effective January of 2025. He follows Catherine Ferrell, who has been serving in an interim capacity since the departure of Jenny Jamison, who … » Read

Based on the recent findings of independent investigator Tracey Levy, the New York Philharmonic has sent letters of non-reengagement to principal oboe Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey, effective as of Sept. 21, 2025. The … » Read

Yo-Yo Ma added the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Gold Medal to his ever-expanding trove of trophies on November 2, prior to his recital with pianist Kathryn Stott at the Barbican in London. When making the presentation, RPS Chair Angela Dixon … » Read

In 2014, the Canadian/Israeli Azrieli Foundation launched the Azrieli Music Prize, a biannual competition to foster music composition. This year, the focus was on choral music and, at its tenth-anniversary gala on Oct. 28 in Montreal’s … » Read

Benedikt Fohr, CEO of the Hong Kong Philharmonic since April 2019 , will leave the orchestra in July 2025, following the current season. Fohr pointed to the orchestra’s return to live performance after the pandemic , the celebration of its … » Read

The San Francisco Opera has reached a short-term agreement with its orchestra musicians guaranteeing that the current season will continue without interruption through next May 31. A temporary extension had expired on Oct. 31. Under the new … » Read

The No Name Pops, which came into existence in 2023 as a successor to the defunct Philly Pops, wil now be able to use its original name. On Oct. 31 the family of Peter Nero, who led the Philly Pops from its early days in 1979 until 2013, gifted … » Read