Chicago-based conductor Matthew Sheppard is to be the new music director of the Danville (IL) Symphony Orchestra (DSO), one of 60 candidates the orchestra has assessed in the last year. He succeeds Jeremy Swerling, in the job for 27 years. DSO … » Read

Music biopics have become all the rage in the film industry. Pop legends Elvis, Freddie Mercury, Elton John, Bob Marley, and Amy Winehouse have all received the Hollywood treatment. Last year classical music aficionados were treated to Bradley … » Read

On May 31, the students and faculty of the University of the Arts read in The Philadelphia Inquirer that the school would close in a week, on June 7. In a stunning understatement, the school’s website explained, “The situation came to … » Read

Each summer the Kennedy Center, in collaboration with the Washington National Opera (WNO) and the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), offers summer training programs for young people interested in careers in classical music. The WNO’s Opera … » Read

Growing up in coastal Georgetown, SC (population: 8,500), Kedrick Armstrong became his church’s keyboardist at age 12 and picked up the clarinet in his school’s band program. But Armstrong couldn’t shake the feeling that there … » Read

A new music director is to arrive at the Rhode Island Philharmonic, taking the position of designate with immediate effect and moving into the job full-time as of 2025-26. She is German-born Ruth Reinhardt, currently based in Switzerland, who … » Read

Amy Iwano , a former executive director of UChicago Presents and current vice chair of New Music USA, is to be the next president and CEO of the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra (HSO). She succeeds Dave Moss who left last December after three … » Read

The beleaguered (and presumably near-death) Philly Pops finds itself embroiled yet again in a law suit . The latest, filed in federal district court by Terell Stafford, its former artistic director of jazz, alleges he wrongfully lost his job and … » Read

In a special ceremony during the June 1 concert in Verizon Hall, the Philadelphia Orchestra honored nine of its musicians for their contributions to the organization. Violist Marvin Moon [pictured], a member of the orchestra since 2007, received … » Read

MILAN (AP) — The general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Tuesday bade a bittersweet farewell to the theater during the presentation of 2024-25 season, saying, “I would have been happy to continue.” Dominique … » Read