Chicago Symphony Orchestra cancels in-person concerts through June 13, will continue virtual series
“All Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association-presented concerts through June 13 have been canceled, the CSOA announced Thursday,” writes Howard Reich in Thursday’s (1/14) Chicago Tribune. “ ‘The decision follows a...
January 15, 2021
Santa Rosa Symphony adds an artistic partner: Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
“Santa Rosa Symphony is making the exigencies of the pandemic into an opportunity to explore all-new programming in its 2021 SRS & Home spring season,” writes Paul Kotapish in...
January 15, 2021
Then and now, the ongoing importance of government support for the arts
“In 1935, during the depths of the Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt unveiled the Works Progress Administration, a hugely ambitious initiative to use the economic might of the federal...
January 15, 2021
Streaming services and software expected to continue record growth in 2021
“Total spending on streaming services and software is projected to reach a record $112 billion in 2021, an 11 percent growth over 2020, according to Consumer Technology Association projections,”...
January 15, 2021
Findings released from aerosol study in German concert hall
“The Konzerthaus Dortmund has commissioned the Fraunhofer Heinrich Institute Goslar to investigate the spatial spread of aerosols and carbon dioxide in a concert hall,” writes Edjan Vukosavljevic in Wednesday’s...
January 15, 2021
Review: Spotlighting Philadelphia Orchestra’s new principal oboe, and composer Saint-Georges
“One of the most reassuring sounds anywhere these days can be heard in this week’s Philadelphia Orchestra online concert: applause, warm and human, … from orchestra members on stage...
January 15, 2021
Oakland Symphony to stream event honoring Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, an Oakland native
On Sunday, January 17, California’s Oakland Symphony will present a free streamed event entitled “Oakland Salutes Madame Vice President: A Virtual Inauguration Ball,” celebrating Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris,...
January 15, 2021
Classical Movements’ “Inauguration Fanfare for Joe and Kamala” to stream on Jan. 19
Musicians from fourteen orchestras will perform in a virtual event entitled “Inauguration Fanfare for Joe and Kamala,” set to stream on Tuesday, January 19 at 12 p.m. ET, the...
January 15, 2021
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