The Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music begins on July 31. This annual event is always worth anticipating and hugely rewarding – but this year is particularly special as it is Marin Alsop’s last at the helm. Alsop is stepping down after 25 years as...
The most anticipated and celebrated summer festival each year — as well as one of the oldest, and longest, running from July to September. The Proms always presents an interesting range of ensembles, conductors, soloists, and styles. The 2016 season kicks off...
Catch up on the news from the weekend: The Guardian asked composer Anna Clyne (among others) to put together a Classical Music for Beginners list. She includes works by Kaija Saariaho and Caroline Shaw – read, and listen, here. NPR did a great piece on the life...
The 2015-2016 concert season is now underway for ensembles across the United States – which means it’s also time to take a look at the orchestral repertoire that is being performed. As we wait for the official repertoire reports from the League of American...
Some stories that caught our eye over the weekend: Composers Now has announced that Jin Hi Kim and Peter Van Zandt Lane have been awarded the second annual Composers Now Creative Residencies. The residencies will take place in November 2015 and each composer will...
