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In Afghanistan: Zealots Destroy Instruments
Since its return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban “outlaws music, and criminalizes performing or even listening to music,” writes Sarah Dawood in Index on Censorship . Thousands of musical instruments and sound … »
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Seattle's Solid Season in 2026-27
Xian Zhang will launch her second season as music director of the Seattle Symphony on Sept. 19 with a gala to include Yuja Wang performing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. The season’s start will also introduce patrons to the … »
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Maryland's BSO Gets Very Visual In 2026-27
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO ) appears to be spreading its programming wings in 2026–27 season, opening with a jazz gala on September 25 with Music Director Jonathon Heyward and the orchestra spotlighting jazz vocalist Samara … »
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Playing the Blame Game at WNO
A well-sourced article in the Washington Post makes the case that the Washington National Opera’s abrupt departure from The Kennedy Center, announced in early January, was the result of truly artful maneuvering by Artistic Director … »
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Church of England Plans to Add 200 Choirs
The Church of England is underwriting the launch of “The Choir Project” by the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) to the tune of £400,000. Although there were 207 cathedral choirs in England in 2024, a record number, … »
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2026-27 at the Winspear Opera House
The 69 th season of The Dallas Opera (TDO) features four mainstage productions— The Elixir of Love , The Cunning Little Vixen , Turandot , and Lohengrin —as well as two family operas— The Little Prince and The Bremen Town … »
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Maryland's BSO Gets Very Visual In 2026-27
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO ) appears to be spreading its programming wings in 2026–27 season, opening with a jazz gala on September 25 with Music Director Jonathon Heyward and the orchestra spotlighting jazz vocalist Samara … »
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CAG and NYYS Connect on Conductors
Concert Artists Guild, an artist management and booking organization whose 25-to-30-member roster is comprised of selected-through-audition young artists, has entered into a partnership with the New York Youth Symphony (NYYS), whereby conductors … »
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Classical California Reaches (Farther) Out
Classical California, the result of this past summer’s consolidation of classical music stations KUSC and KDFC in Los Angeles and the Bay area, is about to extend its reach statewide. Nine additional stations will now operate under a single … »
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Washington N.O. Adds Venues
Washington National Opera (WNO) has added two new venues to its previously announced collaboration with Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University. The Lyric Baltimore and the Music Center at Strathmore will successively host five … »
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