Pantos joined the summer opera festival as president in February of 2022 — with longtime company chief Pelham Pearce remaining as artistic director. But Pearce resigned abruptly as last summer's season began, and late last year a bitter dispute broke out between management and the musicians' union AGMA. - The Colorado Sun
"The head of Opera Holland Park, James Clutton, … approached Jonathan Dove to compose the music and Alasdair Middleton to write the libretto. The result is (and you can trust me on this) astonishing. An opera that is a thriller is a rare beast." - The Guardian
The Cornwall Youth Noise Orchestra is the brainchild of Matt Ashdown and Liz Howell of Moogie Wonderland, which began as a club night and now bills itself as “a participatory arts organisation”. - The Guardian
Alex Mubert's vision is of an app that will allow people to easily experiment and create music on their own. Because of licensing complications — i.e. AI-generated music does not fall under conventional copyright rules — the music people create using Mubert cannot be released on Spotify or other streamers. - Ludwig Van
From the mid-1950s to the end of the 1960s, Klemperer was among the most prolific conductors on record. Yet around 1950 everyone thought he was finished. His story, thanks to daughter Lotte, is one of the most remarkable music resurrections. - The Critic
"Carnegie Hall's initiative to train the next generation turned 10 this year. After arriving July 1 for intensive instruction ... at suburban Purchase College, performers gathered at America's premier concert hall to play for conductor Andrew Davis in a 2,800-seat auditorium filled with many family members and friends." - AP
Go to any online sales site and you'll find dozens of ads for free pianos — mostly large wooden upright instruments that are around a hundred years old. Some people will even pay you to take their piano. - CBC
"(She's) never played a live gig and is unknown to the music industry. But every day since 2017, Harriet Goldberg's jazzy instrumental, 'My Time to Fly,' has been served up to countless callers put on hold by the customer service lines of businesses large and small." - The New York Times
“To deny tenure to such a gifted musician on the basis of some unsubstantial and, frankly, unconvincing reasons seems highly suspect. Any shortcomings in the ‘management and organization’ area would need to be really egregious to justify such a decision.” - The Pitch KC
At 62, Langrée has never been one of the world’s most famous or sought-after conductors. His career has been a steady climb of prestige and quality, quietly remarkable but undersung even as he has transformed ensembles. - The New York Times
Pittsburgh Festival Opera, is a “summer festival company” that typically puts on a few small-scale productions during the summer months and provides a training program for aspiring opera singers. Last year, attendance at Festival Opera was “sad and just horrible." - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
There's one very good reason: In 2012, publisher Faber committed to "campaigns that applied lessons learned from record labels, a faster-moving industry – creating a big noise, a big moment, having that book in market as quickly as possible afterwards." - The Guardian (UK)
The book, published 30 years ago, is a classic that took on new relevance during recent events. Co-writer Toshi Reagon: "Singing this story evokes all of us in the space to be in a vibrational relationship so that we can really feel like we're not alone." - NPR
"The duo mounted the stage and briefly unfurled an orange banner on Friday. They were met with boos and jeers from some members of the audience at the BBC's classical music festival, before being led away by security staff." - BBC
In Zulu, amapiano means “the pianos,” or “piano people,” and the genre’s name refers to its origin as a jazzy variant of house music—at parties around Johannesburg and Pretoria, d.j.s would sometimes invite keyboard players to improvise chords over the beats. - The New Yorker
