The flood of coronavirus cancellations continues unabated, with the Kennedy Center’s announcement today of closure through August 9, a large leap forward from the reopening date of May 22 that it was still holding onto as of three weeks … » Read

Several weeks ago, the Aspen Music Festival and School pushed its opening date ahead from July 2 to July 16, with a plan to present an abridged, six-week event, through August 23. Today, President and CEO Alan Fletcher has announced that the 2020 … » Read

The COVID-19 pandemic may have put paid to live performances, but so far it’s had little effect on the steady flow of recordings—and especially of new music—coming onto the market. Here are seven of the most interesting recent … » Read

The Philadelphia-based Presser Foundation has announced a special round of general operating grants to 85 music organizations in the greater metropolitan region. The awards, totaling $521,250, range from $750 to $30,000 and average slightly more … » Read

The corona virus pandemic has added two more summer festivals to its casualty list. The Colorado Music Festival has cancelled its six-week program scheduled to begin in Boulder on June 25. In a letter to Festival patrons, Executive Director … » Read

The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra has announced that Edgar Herrera is its new executive director, following a six-month search for a successor to Patrick J. Nugent, who left in September after four years to become VP for individual and … » Read

Ravinia, which lays claim to being the oldest music festival in the country, has cancelled its 2020 season, scheduled for June 12-September 16 and featuring 120 events of a variety of genres, including several by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. … » Read

Like musicians everywhere, Stella Chen is currently in lockdown, holed up in Connecticut sitting out the virus that has brought the world to a standstill. In her case it’s doubly frustrating as she should just have made her Alice Tully Hall … » Read

Inevitably, the Los Angeles Opera, which had been hoping to stage its final production,  The Marriage of Figaro, as planned from June 6 to 28, has cancelled its season. It has been shuttered since March 14. A Payroll Protection Plan Program … » Read

In Los Angeles developers must pay an arts fee to the city determined by the square footage or a percentage of the building permit’s value for any project costing $500,000 or more. Normally, the funds are used to support cultural events … » Read