Ernest H. Harrison, a doctoral candidate in choral conducting at USC, is the new music director and conductor of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA). He succeeds interim Gavin Thrasher, now head of New York’s GMC; Thrasher in … » Read

Longtime Metropolitan Opera Artistic Administrator Jonathan Friend [pictured] will leave his job at the end of the current season. He’s to be succeeded by Michael Heaston, the former executive director of the Met’s Lindemann Young … » Read

A fraught relationship with violinist Holly Mulcahy has left the Chattanooga Symphony (CSO) without its concertmaster since its season opened in early October. In August Mulcahy  sued the orchestra for breach of contract after it canceled … » Read

A tragic fall down a flight of stairs has claimed the life of oboist Janice Thomson, 62; the incident occurred Sunday night in a University of Miami concert hall, just prior to a performance by the Greater Miami Symphonic Band (GMSB). Thomson was … » Read

During Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) lockout last summer, Marin Alsop, the ensemble’s music director, was notably silent. At a meeting on Nov. 12 in Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, she broke her silence. This was a state-mandated gathering of … » Read

Chances are good that András Schiff [pictured] will not be reappearing with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) any time soon. The pianist’s recent performances were to feature him playing with and conducting the … » Read