The stagehands at the Metropolitan Opera,  locked out by management as of midnight, Dec. 7,  have received a vote of support from the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG). A statement from the Coalition reads, in part, … » Read

Pianist Richard Goode is to join the Peabody Conservatory’s distinguished artist faculty full-time as of the 2021-22 academic year. Goode, widely acknowledged as a top interpreter of the classical canon, has in the past conducted master … » Read

Women conductors are the Next Big Thing for American orchestras. Yesterday, the Philadelphia Orchestra announced Nathalie Stutzman as principal guest conductor as of next season. Today, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announces Franco-British … » Read

The Handel House Foundation has chosen the Italian conductor, harpsichordist and organist Andrea Marcon as winner of the 2021 Handel Prize of the City of Halle an der Saale. The honorary award recognizes special artistic, academic, or cultural … » Read

Noah Creshevsky, a deeply resourceful and imaginative electronic composer, died at his home in New York City on December 3 at the age of 75. He had been suffering from cancer. He leaves behind his husband, David Sachs, and myriad colleagues who … » Read

Vince Ford, VP of digital strategy and customer experience at the New York Philharmonic, will join the Curtis Institute of Music of February 1, signaling a major step forward in its commitment to media and technology as educational imperatives. … » Read

In conjunction with news of its next ten “Digital Stage” performances, the Philadelphia Orchestra has announced that French conductor and contralto Nathalie Stutzmann, 55, has been named principal guest conductor for three years, … » Read

A unique music venue in American musical history—architect Louis Kahn’s floating music barge Point Counterpoint II —has found a permanent home on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. Launched in 1976 as a floating concert stage … » Read

Bob Dylan’s entire catalog of songs, which spans 60 years, is being acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group. The deal covers copyrights to 600 songs, including “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “The Times They Are … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — The shuttered Metropolitan Opera locked out its stagehands in Local One of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees at midnight on Monday because it has been unable to negotiate wage cuts during the novel … » Read