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San Antonio’s new chamber orchestra sets up endowment fund
The Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio in Texas, founded in 2008 by Paul Montalvo, Robert Ehlers, and Silvia Santinelli, has announced the creation of a $100,000 endowment fund....
February 1, 2013
Van Cliburn competition screening auditions this winter, open to the public
The Fourteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition has begun, with 133 pianists from 35 countries participating in screening auditions from January 5 to February 22 in Hong...
January 31, 2013
New World Symphony invites the public to submit videos for John Cage celebration
For its upcoming three-day John Cage centennial celebration, “Making the Right Choices,” the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida is inviting John Cage fans to record...
January 30, 2013
New-music festivals in Winnipeg, Los Angeles
Two separate new-music festivals are now underway, one presented by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in Canada and the other at the Colburn School in Los Angeles. The...
January 29, 2013
South Carolina conference to include keynote on Wagner and race
The University of South Carolina’s College of Arts and Science and the School of Music is sponsoring a Richard Wagner academic conference from January 27 through February...
January 28, 2013
Call for scores from Cabrillo Festival and University of Cincinnati’s Zemlinsky Prize
March deadlines have been set for composers to submit scores for consideration by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s Zemlinsky...
January 25, 2013
Meadows School of the Arts 2013 residencies for Nadia Sirota and Tania Bruguera
The recipients of the fourth annual Meadows Prize arts residency at Southern Methodist University in Texas are Nadia Sirota (pictured), a violist who is a founding member...
January 23, 2013
George Manahan wins Ditson conducting award
George Manahan, music director of American Composers Orchestra, has received the 2012 Ditson Conductor’s Award for the advancement of American music. The $5,000 award was presented at...
January 24, 2013
Royal Conservatory will run national education program on its own
A joint education program launched two years as an equal partnership between Carnegie Hall and Canada’s Royal Conservatory will become the Royal Conservatory Development Program, with Royal...
January 22, 2013
Tucson Symphony program to feature “So You Think You Can Dance” stars
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s next pops event, “Ballroom With a Twist,” will feature choreographed programs on January 26 and 27 with stars from Dancing with the Stars,...
January 18, 2013