orchestral music

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Leaders of the Philly Pops say the decades-old orchestra will cease operations after the current 2022-23 season.In a post on its website, the organization said the “difficult” decision came despite the…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ned Rorem, the prolific Pulitzer- and Grammy prize-winning musician known for his vast output of compositions and for his barbed and sometimes scandalous prose, died Friday at 99.The news was confirmed by a…

By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER - Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Wynton Marsalis has done just about everything in the world of music.One thing he hasn't, however, is team up his Jazz at Lincoln Center…

AP BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Symphony Orchestra is embarking on a four-city tour of Japan next month, for its first overseas engagements since before the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of…

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Borda will retire as president and CEO of the New York Philharmonic at the end of the 2022-23 season and will be succeeded by Gary Ginstling,…

AP NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Philharmonic is restoring salaries of musicians to pre-pandemic levels as it prepares to return to Lincoln Center's Geffen Hall for the 2022-23 season.A four-year…

BOSTON (AP) — Music lovers attending events at Tanglewood this summer will not be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test result for admission, the Boston Symphony Orchestra announced…

LONDON (AP) — Harrison Birtwistle, the creator of daringly experimental modern music who was recognized as one of Britain’s greatest contemporary composers, has died at 87.Birtwistle’s publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, said…

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia community will host an international marching band competition next year.The World Association of Marching Show Bands will hold the championship event in Buckhannon from July 17 to…

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