Large in spirit as well as form, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton doesn’t mince words when it comes to her shifting career goals and her general approach to life. “What I do see already happening, and am really interested in being a part … » Read

COVID-19 continues its merciless march: The latest casualty is Simon Rattle, who has tested positive and so cancelled all concerts as he recovers at home with mild symptoms. Impacted as a result are programs with the London Symphony Orchestra (of … » Read

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded American Rescue Plan (ARP) grants totaling $20.2 million to 66 local arts agencies for subgrants to assist arts and cultural organizations in recovering from the pandemic. Grant awards of … » Read

The Monteux School and Music Festival, the six-week conductor-intensive founded by legendary maestro Pierre Monteux in 1943, has a new executive director in Stan Renard , an alumnus of the school. Renard succeeds Marc C. Thayer, in the job … » Read

On Dec. 2, the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation announced donations of $100mn each to arts and cultural institutions in western New York and southeast Michigan. Wilson established the $1.2bn foundation in 2014 to fund activities in the Buffalo … » Read

The unprecedented partnership created by a generously endowed conservatory (San Francisco Conservatory of Music, or SFCM) purchasing a Covid-vulnerable artist management firm (Opus 3) has new leadership. David Stull—president of SFCM and … » Read

“Curtis at 92Y,” a new collaboration between Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music and the 92 nd Street Y, will offer performances, classes for schoolchildren, adult education, mentorship, and more while providing Curtis with … » Read

On Nov. 30 Véronique Lacroix, artistic director and founder of L’Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+), told a stunned audience that the ensemble would be shutting down, most likely after a final concert. “We worked … » Read

In October, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra opened with great fanfare its new home at Bradley Symphony Center, the $90 million conversion of the former Warner Grand Theater in the downtown area of the city. That's the good news, along with a … » Read

Film music, an essential component of the motion picture art, has often been considered the musical equivalent of a red-headed step child—underappreciated and not quite up to classical standards. Ironically, these days, writes Mark Swed for … » Read