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The climate messages held by one 300-year-old violin
“For the last 50 years, David Harrington, the founder and artistic director of San Francisco’s Kronos Quartet, has been playing what he calls ‘pretty athletic music’ on a violin...
July 12, 2022
New $6M initiative supporting Southeast-based BIPOC arts and cultural groups
“Southern Cultural Treasures, a US$6 million initiative to channel funding to organizations in nine Southern states that are either led by or serve Black, indigenous, and people of color,...
July 11, 2022
Hartford Symphony taps composer Quinn Mason for artist residency in 2022-23
“Classical composer Quinn Mason intends to make the most of a new yearlong residency that he begins this year with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, coming frequently to Connecticut and...
July 11, 2022
Austin Symphony cancels third free summer concert due to extreme heat
“Texas’ heat wave strikes again. For the third time this year, the Austin Symphony Orchestra has had to cancel one of the Hartman Foundation Concerts in the Park series...
July 11, 2022
Opera America posts report on demographics of administrators and boards
“OPERA America has released the Field-Wide Opera Demographic Report 2021, an industry-wide study of issues related to race/ethnicity, gender, and age,” writes Sarah Shay in Thursday’s (7/8) Musical America...
July 11, 2022
In Portland, Oregon, a new classical music-themed bar called Mendelssohn’s
“For almost any type of music, there’s a bar in Portland where you can experience it live…. Classical music lovers have long been excluded,” writes Sam Pape in Tuesday’s...
July 11, 2022
Boston Symphony’s opening weekend at Tanglewood: Stravinsky, Simon, Adolphe, Bernstein, Gershwin, Ellington, Barber
“Boston Symphony Orchestra music director Andris Nelsons wants everything on this summer’s Tanglewood calendar to be a classic,” writes Jed Gottlieb in Friday’s (7/8) Boston Herald. “Nelsons might need...
July 8, 2022
Baltimore Symphony reduces number of Meyerhoff performances in 2022-23; new regional series to be added
“The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has canceled 10 concerts … next season at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall,” writes Mary Carole McCauley in Thursday’s (7/7) Baltimore Sun. “The schedule change will...
July 8, 2022
Greenville Symphony taps Jessica Satava as executive director
“This fall, Jessica Satava will take over as the executive director of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, a natural culmination for someone whose life has been driven by and for...
July 8, 2022
San Diego Symphony joins list of orchestras removing “1812” Overture from summer concert programs
“Following the lead of many orchestras across the globe, the San Diego Symphony announced today that it is pulling Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812’ Overture, … because of the war in Ukraine,”...
July 8, 2022
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