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A fascinating video here of the University of Michigan's U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance orchestra performing in Pretoria, South Africa: artsjournal.com/uq/2025/05/ame…

Dutch TV program reports on tensions in orchestras led by former Dallas Symphony director dallasnews.com/arts-entertain… For more great content like this subscribe to the Dallas News app here: join.dallasnews.com/subscription-l…

Washington Performing Arts, a major source of the Kennedy Center's classical offerings, will decamp for other venues next season. washingtonian.com/2025/05/22/maj…

A recording of Strauss Jr.'s Blue Danube Waltz will be beamed into space on Saturday, marking the composer's 200th birthday: cbsnews.com/news/johann-st…

A chance to catch up with the great Philip Glass at Geffen Hall and hear his 11th Symphony. (I conducted the world premiere of his 12th Symphony, "Lodger" with LA Phil several years ago.

The Charlotte Symphony raises $50m not for a splashy new venue or other marquee item but simply to build its endowment and keep the orchestra running. qcitymetro.com/2025/05/28/cha…

"The employee said because the new leaders have overlooked staff opinions and fired some who disagreed, 'we feel that we no longer have a choice but to force complete transparency with the public.'"

Stephen Main’s The Image, an oratorio on the theme of liberty and authoritarianism, premiered at Trinity Wall Street tonight by Downtown Voices and NOVUS.

The New York Philharmonic's parks tour rolled into Prospect Park tonight, with Gustavo Dudamel leading a high-voltage program *starting* with Tchaikovsky 4, then moving to pieces by Sandoval, Grau and Stravinsky. #nypparks

Some discussion of scoring and over-dubbing on the Beach Boys' late '60s albums, plus a curious tale about the "Smile" session.

"Trump was greeted with a high-volume mix of boos and cheers on Wednesday as he took his seat for his first production at the Kennedy Center... several drag queens in full regalia sat in the audience..." reuters.com/world/us/trump…

Some food for thought on classical TikTok, viral success and attention spans, with comments from Cho-Liang "Jimmy" Lin: techtimes.com/articles/31080…

Quite a wide-ranging interview with Yuja Wang, touching on politics, income, technology, repertoire choices and aging audiences: ft.com/content/e5bdeb…

Discover the New York houses of famous composers. Plan your walking tour now! classical-music.com/composers/a-mu…

An accessible and well-framed introduction to the art of Brahms, with his Romance in F: nytimes.com/2025/06/20/art…

The Metropolis Ensemble marked the summer solstice with an arrangement of Reich's Music for 18 Musicians at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden tonight (pardon the less-than stellar resolution).