
Pittsburgh Symphony returns for more digital concerts, led by Honeck and Stripling
“The sounds of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have resonated for 125 years,” writes JoAnne Klimovich Harrop in Sunday’s (2/21) Trib-Live (western PA). “Feb. 27 will mark its first performance...
February 22, 2021
League’s Heather Noonan on latest COVID-19 relief package and its impact on arts industry
“In her new One to One interview, Heather Noonan, vice president of advocacy for the League of American Orchestras, explains how the latest COVID-19 relief package, including Save Our...
February 22, 2021
Kev Marcus and Wil B on changing perceptions of Black artists and classical music
“When Kev Marcus and Wil B met in a high school music class they shared their desire to disrupt people’s impressions of what classical music should be. Together they...
February 22, 2021
Santa Barbara Symphony continues work with local students during pandemic
“The Santa Barbara Symphony has announced its continued partnership with the Santa Barbara Unified School District to present BRAVO!, the popular after-school music education program,” writes Gerry Fall in...
February 22, 2021
Wheeling Symphony names Bryan Braunlich executive director
“Changes are coming to the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra,” writes Aaron Tyler in Friday’s (2/19) WTRF-TV (Wheeling, WV). “Bryan Braunlich was named the new Executive Director of the Wheeling Symphony...
February 22, 2021
Plans for major London music venue tabled, due to pandemic
“An ambitious £288m concert hall that was supposed to be ‘the Tate Modern of classical music’ has been scrapped by the City of London Corporation, which said the impact...
February 22, 2021
ASCAP’s $5,000 Nissim Prize goes to Nina Shekhar
Composer Nina Shekhar has received this year’s ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Prize for her eleven-minute work Lumina. The prize, which comes with a $5,000 award, is presented annually to...
February 22, 2021
Share your thoughts about League’s programs and member benefits in fieldwide survey
In these changing times, it’s more essential than ever that the League of American Orchestras continues to meet the needs of the orchestra field. Everyone in the orchestra field—orchestras,...
February 22, 2021