Thank goodness for local officials who believe in science. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti [pictured] has said that sporting events and concerts may not resume until 2021. "I think we all have never wanted science to work so quickly," he told … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has shut its doors for the season, furloughed 70 full-time and 400 part-time employees, and reduced its musicians’ salaries by an aggregate of 25 percent through the end of August. (Tanglewood runs through the … » Read

Companies that have been holding on in the hopes of continuing their seasons, or--as is the case with the San Francisco and Cincinnati operas--even launching them, are one by one surrendering to the inevitable. All are clear to say, however, that … » Read

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation or postponement of every significant music competition due to take place in March through May. The rest of the year presents a mixed picture. If thwarted competitors find any consolation, … » Read

The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund , which launched less than a month ago, has awarded its first round of grants and interest-free loans. The awards provide $44m to 276 small and mid-sized nonprofits that, in the words of the … » Read

The Lewis Prize for Music  will distribute over 20 grants of $25,000 to $50,000 each to what it characterizes as Creative Youth Development (CYD) programs that have been particularly responsive to the COVID-19 crisis. Applications to its $1 … » Read

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation has launched a $1 million emergency fund to support freelance New York City-area jazz musicians during the coronavirus pandemic. The organization’s board of directors on Thursday announced The … » Read

Yesterday at a press conference addressing the next phase in the coronavirus lockdown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced a gradual reopening of the country’s economy, starting with schools and small businesses, provided that strict … » Read

Cincinnati Opera has cancelled its 100 th- anniversary season, scheduled to open June 14 with a free Music Hall Open House and run into August. Two of its five scheduled operas, both world premieres--Gregory Spears’s Castor and Patience and … » Read

Update: The Salzburg Festival denies the veracity of the report posted below, maintaining that it will make a decision about whether to go forward with its 100th anniversary event on May 30. A report in the Kurkier states that the Salzburg … » Read