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U.K.’s Oxford Philharmonic performs newly commissioned music by Afghan composers
“The musicians of Afghanistan have again been silenced by the Taliban,” writes Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey, a conducting fellow of the Oxford Philharmonic, in Monday’s (7/4) Guardian (U.K.).”I first visited the...
July 6, 2022
Obituary: Music historian and scholar Richard Taruskin, 77
“Richard Taruskin, a music scholar and historian of wide influence and spectacular fecundity who wrote the gigantic ‘Oxford History of Western Music,’ died July 1 at a hospital in...
July 6, 2022
Fourth of July celebrations in 2022, with and without Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture
“Tchaikovsky’s ‘1812 Overture’ has been a staple of Fourth of July festivities across the United States for decades,” writes Javier C. Hernández in Sunday’s (7/3) New York Times. “But...
July 5, 2022
Buffalo Philharmonic to present free “Concert for Healing” following Buffalo mass shooting
“Musicians in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra are coming soon to a park near you from July 2 through July 31,” writes Peter Hall in Friday’s (7/1) Buffalo Rising (NY)....
July 5, 2022
At the ready: González-Granados steps in at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
“Lina González-Granados, whose contract as the Chicago Symphony’s conducting apprentice has been extended through next year, needed no … springboard when she stepped in for Riccardo Muti on June...
July 5, 2022
Balanced budget and new three-year contract for Atlanta Symphony musicians
“The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has announced a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with its musicians, and its eighth consecutive year with a balanced budget,” writes Scott Freeman in Tuesday’s...
July 5, 2022
San Diego Symphony receives $1.1M donation from the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
“The San Diego Symphony on Friday announced that Sycuan has donated $1.1 million” to the orchestra, writes Madison Geering in Thursday’s (6/30) San Diego Union-Tribune. “A newly established plaza...
July 5, 2022
Cleveland Orchestra’s 2022 Blossom Music Festival, July 2-Sept. 4
“The hills will once again be alive with music when the Cleveland Orchestra’s Blossom Music Festival returns to its picturesque summer home … adjacent to the Cuyahoga Valley National...
July 1, 2022
New principal oboe at Minnesota Orchestra
“Metropolitan Opera Orchestra principal oboe Nathan Hughes has been named to the same key position with the Minnesota Orchestra,” writes Susan Elliott in Thursday’s (6/30) Musical America (subscription required)....
July 1, 2022
Ohio’s Columbus, Westerville, and Central Ohio symphony orchestras prepare for Independence weekend concerts
“On the Fourth of July, Greater Columbus residents will celebrate the independence of America, but in its annual ‘Patriotic Pops’ concert, the Columbus Symphony will have another birthday in...
July 1, 2022
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