The Baltimore Chamber Orchestra has chosen Robert Moody (pic) as its Music Director. He is also MD of the Memphis Symphony, where he suffered a recent bereavement.
Up the road, Maryland’s Columbia Orchestra has chosen local hero Richard Scerbo as its chief conductor.
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The death has been announced, after a long illness, of the drum professor Martin France. Using electronic and sequenced drums and percussion, France featured on more than 100 albums and appeared regularly in Hamburg with […]
Members of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus voted unanimously last night to authorize a strike. The vote polled 98.1% of eligible members. The first strike is likely to hit Verdi’s Requiem on Thursday. The orchestra […]
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): A Musical Biography By Barry Lenson The British composer Benjamin Britten wrote a remarkably large and varied body of music. His compositions range from the simply delightful Young Person’s Guide to the […]
