The Los Angeles Children’s Chorus , a vast music training program with seven choirs and a number of Grammy wins and nominations to its credit, has brought Kurt J. Swanson on board as interim executive director. He succeeds Andrew Bradford, … » Read

After four-years of planning and construction, the Lindemann Performing Arts Center at Brown University will open for student use in September, with the first public performance scheduled on October 21. Created in response to the need for a … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello!, and The … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—Ferruccio Busoni, Italian born but spiritually German, is one of the odder ducks in the great aviary of classical music. In his lifetime he was known primarily as a pianist, maybe the greatest since Liszt, but he provoked … » Read

The months-long public battle between two of Philadelphia’s most visible presenters grew more intense on Tuesday, June 20, when the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center Inc (POKC) countersued the Philly Pops. The latter ensemble, … » Read

This summer will mark the 50 th anniversary of Aston Magna, the summer music festival headquartered in Great Barrington, MA, and devoted to period-instrument performance. Among its many noteworthy accomplishments are the first live rendition of … » Read

Gordon Getty, one of the Bay Area’s most visible philanthropists, has struck again, gifting $1.5 million to the Berkeley Symphony as it prepares for its 52 nd season. In expressing his thanks, Artistic Director René Mandel said the … » Read

The Seattle Opera has announced that General Director Christina Scheppelmann will exit at the close of her current, five-year contract in 2024 to become the next general director of La Monnaie/De Munt in Brussels, Belgium, in 2025. She is to … » Read

To the dismay of many of San Francisco’s classical music groups, a consistently reliable source of funding—Grants for the Arts (GFTA)—has now become anything but. Drawn from the city’s hotel tax fund, GFTA has a $13.4 … » Read

Renée Fleming is among the The John F. Kennedy Center honorees for 2023, the 47 th annual, which celebrate “lifetime artistic achievements.” Fleming, 64, joins actor and comedian Billy Crystal; falsetto Bee Gees chief Barry … » Read