“The goal of LOUD Weekend is to imagine the world that’s yet to exist — one where composers and musicians work on equal footing, where programming is collaborative and challenging, where creation builds community, where audiences appreciate risk.” - Washington Post (MSN)
The main suspect is a 19-year-old, who “had confessed to the plans shortly after being arrested, giving the police a detailed insight into his intended acts, which included using explosives and weapons to kill as many concert attendees as possible.” - The New York Times
Christopher Wu has some ideas to make symphony-going seem less of a chore to newbies. “Culture is always shifting. Everyone is into TikTok now. ... So maybe we need to be open to reimagining the presentation of this music we love, not the music itself.” - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"With South African stars shining on the international stage, opera has boomed since racial barriers were scrapped in 1994, drawing in talent from the country's great choral traditions to carve out an important place in (the) cultural landscape. Much of the change has been driven by the 25-year-old Cape Town Opera." - AFP (Yahoo!)
"Robinson, who has been artistic director at the opera company in Missouri since 2008, will join Seattle Opera on Sept. 4. … He succeeds Christina Scheppelmann, who (is) leaving after the end of the 2023-24 season to become general and artistic director of Brussels’s La Monnaie/De Munt." - The Seattle Times
For instance, the Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists “provides students with equipment like mallets and cymbals, allowing proteges to master more quickly the dizzying array of instruments for which an orchestral percussionist is responsible.” - San Francisco Classical Voice
“In his memoirs, he described himself in his 60s as ‘past hopes, past illusions, past high thoughts and lofty conceptions.’ His extraordinary but unusual music was unloved and unplayed.” - The New York Times
"Costanzo is a rare blend of artistic star power and equally starry connections, entrepreneurial intuition, and business savvy. He’s just the sort of triple threat who could bring opera in Philadelphia out of what’s been looking like a death spiral." - Philadelphia Magazine
Over the next six years, Nézet-Séguin will conduct four or five operas each season, including new works — such as Mason Bates's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Missy Mazzoli's Lincoln in the Bardo, and Huang Ruo's The Wedding Banquet — and standard repertoire such as Mozart, Puccini, and Wagner's Ring cycle. - OperaWire
“Martines began her remarkable career at just 16. At 38, she became the first female composer programmed by the Society of Musicians, whose elite concert series also gave Beethoven his Viennese performance debut. But after her death, in 1812, Martines’s music mostly fell silent.” - The New York Times
Sharon’s Tristan und Isolde opens March 9, 2026 with Lise Davidsen as Isolde. The Ring begins with Das Rheingold in spring 2028, continues with Die Walküre and Siegfried in 2028-29, and culminates with Gotterdämmerung in 2029-30. Davidsen will sing Brünnhilde, and there will be complete cycles in the spring of 2030. - AP
“Jenkins captivated her listeners because she presented music not as lessons but as play. A charismatic performer whose accompaniment often consisted of only a baritone ukulele and some percussion, she encouraged her young audiences not to sit still but to get up and move.” - The New York Times
"The history of horror scores is a long, winding path (that leads to an old abandoned shed stocked with rusty hatchets), with legends of the form and shadowy figures that lurk around the edges of the frame." Michael Andor Brodeur selects "the most killer composers in film history." - The Washington Post (MSN)
The ensemble operates out of cramped offices in St. Petersburg and has no fixed rehearsal space; now the CEO has proposed a new building to solve that problem, and he says he has private funding lined up. (The orchestra will continue to perform in St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Clearwater.) - St. Pete Catalyst
“People living in regional Australia recognise the positive impact of the arts on wellbeing, social cohesion and the economic opportunities created through tourism. However, artists based in regional and remote areas are still adversely impacted by their location.” - ArtsHub
