The ever adventurous string quartet ETHEL has joined Unbound Artists, having been on the roster of Baylin Artist Management, which announced in February that it would be closing its doors within the next year. Founded in 1998, the New York based … » Read

The Canadian soprano Erin Wall died of complications from metastatic breast cancer on Oct. 8. She was 44. Baritone Brett Polegato, who sang with her in a concert performance of Peter Grimes in 2018, lauded his colleague for “the sheer … » Read

Although the U.K. government approved the return to live indoor music performances beginning on Aug. 15, the ongoing impact of the pandemic prevented many venues from opening immediately. This list includes live events welcoming socially … » Read

First it was January, then March, now June: The Broadway League has officially announced the suspension of all ticket sales through May 30, 2021. Reopening dates thereafter will be announced individually. “With nearly 97,000 … » Read

Bramwell Tovey has resigned as artistic director of the Calgary Opera, a position he has held since January 2019. Tovey has been dealing with cancer since 2018; his medical team suggested that he use the time now, when he is restricted from … » Read

In 1962 Jerry Moss and the trumpeter and band leader Herb Alpert created A&M Records with a handshake and $200 each. Almost six decades later, the success of their venture has enabled Moss and his wife to give $25 million to the Los Angeles … » Read

Despite growing fears of a second wave of Covid-19 in France, La Maestra , a new international competition for women conductors, forged ahead Sept. 15-18. A joint project by the Philharmonie de Paris and the Paris Mozart Orchestra, the … » Read

Linda Moxley , VP of marketing and communications for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, is headed to Florida, where she is to be the first ever executive director of the Sarasota Concert Association, which, heretofore, has been run by a volunteer … » Read

The pandemic has been particularly hard on devotees of choral singing, as several incidents have demonstrated that choruses provide fertile ground for the spread of the coronavirus . So, when Bob Morris, for whom singing four-part harmony is … » Read

The music industry has been struggling to determine exactly what steps are necessary to ensure that a return to live performance can be safe for musicians and audiences. While several scientific studies have identified aerosols—tiny … » Read