classical music

The prolific television composer Mark Snow died at his Connecticut home on Friday. Born Martin Fulterman in Brooklyn, he studied at Juilliard and was nominated 15 times for an Wmmy. His X-Files music made it […]

From BBC News: Priests and choristers at a cathedral mired in controversy did a “seven last shots of Christ” drinking game at a pub on Good Friday after services at the Archbishop of Wales’ cathedral. […]

From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I work in the ticket office for a concert hall. I have a degree from a music school, and spent several years bouncing from job to job, gigging, and […]

The Times higher education supplement reports that Australia’s National University has gutted the core of National School of Music to ‘programme’ rather than academic pursuit. ANU’s performance, composition and theory teaching will give way to […]

A Vice-President of the European Parliament, Pina Picierno, has issued a protest over a planned concert by the Putin-ally conductor at a forthcoming festival in Campana. It turns out that the concert, first reported on […]

After a aseason of auditions, the Israel Philharmonic orchestra has chosen Nitzan Bartana as its next concertmaster, the first woman to occupy that post. Bartana is presently second Konzertmeisterin at Basel Chamber Orchestra in Switzerland. […]

Philadcdelphia’s fire department declared an all-hands emergency in the early hours of Saturday morning after fire broke out in a building  near Rittenhouse Square. The Art Alliance building was occupied by the former University of […]

Free Livestreams Click here to register ​ Deep in the beautiful Berkshires, there’s a world class dance festival, Jacob’s Pillow, devoted to the performance of every kind of dance. This summer, Jacob’s Pillow Live presents free […]