NEWS ROUNDUP


People in the News

New PBS Documentary: Twyla Moves (and Never Stops)

March 26, 2021 | Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The new PBS documentary on dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is called Twyla Moves . In retrospect, that sounds a bit weak. It really should be called Twyla Moves and Won’t Stop As Long As She Has a Detectable Pulse , a … » Read
 

Industry News

NYC Will Vaccinate Its Theater Workers

March 26, 2021 | Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is taking steps toward the reopening of the city’s theaters, creating vaccination and testing sites for stage workers in a bid to restore a key part of New York’s draw. “It’s time to … » Read
 

People in the News

ABT Artistic Director to Exit After 30 Years at the Helm

March 25, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Kevin McKenzie will retire as artistic director of the American Ballet Theater at the end of 2022, after nearly 30 years in the job. His tenure represents more than a third of the company’s history, having succeeded co-directors Jane … » Read
 

Industry News

NY Phil to Perform Live Under Esa-Pekka Salonen Next Month

March 25, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
The New York Philharmonic’s first live performances for audiences in over a year will take place not with their music director on the podium but with musicians' favorite Esa-Pekka Salonen leading small-ensembles. Repertoire is Arvo … » Read
 

Industry News

Classical Music in the U.K., One Year Later

March 25, 2021 | Anthony Brown, Musical America
As the classical music world in the U.K. cautiously begins to contemplate life after the pandemic, a critic asks, “What can we expect from our opera houses and orchestras?” While acknowledging that the end may be in sight, Ancrew … » Read
 

Industry News

Storied Music Center's History Fades with Mills College's Close

March 24, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Mills College, home to the Center for Contemporary Music, alma mater to Steve Reich, Dave Brubeck, and Laurie Anderson, creative home to John Cage, Pauline Oliveros, Anthony Braxton, and other contemporary composer icons, has announced that it … » Read
 

Industry News

Latest Look at Classical Streaming Services

March 25, 2021 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Over the past decade the explosion of streaming services has transformed how we listen to music, with compact-disc sales declining by 97 percent since 2000. As anyone who has explored classical music streaming can tell you, mainline services like … » Read
 

People in the News

Bronx Arts Ensemble Appoints Exec Director

March 25, 2021 | Nicholas Beard, Musical America
Bronx Arts Ensemble, nearing 50 years of bringing performances and teaching artists into Bronx public schools, has named Judith Insell as its executive director. Insell, a professional violist born and raised in the city’s much-maligned … » Read
 

People in the News

NEC Steals New Dean and Provost from Juilliard

March 24, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Benjamin Sosland, interim dean and director of the Music Division at the Juilliard School, is to be the next provost and dean of the New England Conservatory, effective July 5. He succeeds Thomas Novak, a 20-year NEC veteran who holds the title … » Read
 

People in the News

Michigan Opera Theater Names Goerke, Davóne Tines, to Key Posts

March 24, 2021 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
Yuval Sharon, Michigan Opera Theater’s new artistic director, is wasting no time in revolutionizing the company. MOT has announced his first, 2021-22 season, highlighted by atypical fare such as Robert Xavier Rodríguez and Migdalia … » Read
 
 

»More News

 
 

RENT A PHOTO

Search Musical America's archive of photos from 1900-1992.

 

»BROWSE & SEARCH ARCHIVE