Switzerland’s Verbier Festival, scheduled for July 17 to August 2 and encompassing some 60 mainstage concerts by major artists, has been cancelled. Located in the Swiss Alps, the 26-year-old event has also long included a robust training … » Read

Kent Tritle is director of Cathedral Music and organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan; director of choral activities at the Manhattan School of Music; organist of the New York Philharmonic; music director of Musica Sacra … » Read

In the midst of what would normally be a very busy conference season, the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity has laid off 400 people, about 75 per cent of its workforce. “The funds we need to do all our arts and leadership activity comes … » Read

Arts Council England (ACE) has created a £160m ($188.8m) emergency fund to help organizations, freelancers, and individual artists weather “[the] massive and unsustainable loss of revenues” due to the coronavirus pandemic. … » Read

Three Avery Fisher Career Grant winners were announced Wednesday evening, each of whom will receive $25,000 toward the advancement of his or her career. Traditionally, the announcement is followed by performances, but because of COVID-19 … » Read

Another annual treasure of a festival has been forced to cancel, also, like the Spoleto Festiva l, for the first time in its history. Today it is the Ojai Festival, June 11 to 14. In a letter on the festival website, Board Chair … » Read

On March 19, in Malmö Live Hall, Sweden, The Malmö Symphony Orchestra became one of the last symphony orchestras in Europe to livestream a concert (without audience). In an interview, Chief Conductor Robert Trevino , also the artistic … » Read

Friday, March 27 at 6 p.m., cellist Jan Vogler and a group of about 30 can't-stop-the-music artists launch Music Never Sleeps NYC , a 24-hour stream of live performances. The current roster of participants includes, to name a few, Adele Anthony, … » Read

The symphony orchestras of Oregon and Winnipeg have laid off their musicians, conductors, and some of theor staff in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “What we're staring down between now and the end of June is a $5 million loss,” … » Read

The Spoleto Festival, scheduled for May 22 to June 7 in historic Charleston, SC, has been cancelled—for the first time in its history. General Director Nigel Redden ticked off the key losses: Omar , the new opera by Rhiannon Giddens with … » Read