The oldest collegiate a cappella group in the United States has gone co-ed. The 118-year-old Yale Whiffenpoofs admitted their first female member on Monday, February 19. The decision came 30 years after a Whiffenpoof member prominently called…
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The George London Foundation Awards Competition this evening had something odd going on: 1 of the 6 winners floated above the rest of the competition. This was not a reflection of relative skill, but a…
The 14 competitors at the Metropolitan Opera National Council’s Southeast Region Competition look on as the results are announced. Yesterday, 14 young men and women gathered on the stage of Spivey Hall at Clayton State…
Left: Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley. Right: Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama by Amy Sherald. Photos courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. The National Portrait Gallery unveiled the latest additions to its Official Presidential…
As the #MeToo movement continues to pick up steam, performing arts organizations around the country have started to take a long overdue look at harassment complaints new and old. Recent firings and departures that appear…
OPERA America magazine has announced the most-produced works by American opera companies for the 2016-2017 season. An unusual item in the list is the presence of a recently written opera, the transgender story As One, which describes…
The 2018 Grammy Award winners were announced tonight. The nominees and winners are: GENERAL FIELD Album of the Year: “Awaken, My Love!” — Childish Gambino 4:44 — Jay-Z DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar Melodrama — Lorde 24K Magic — Bruno Mars —…
Musical America magazine has announced its Top 30 Professionals of the Year – the “Movers and Shapers” of classical music in the United States. The recipients are: Douglas Beck, Director, Artist Training Programs, Weill Music…
A controversy has erupted in Western Massachusetts over the Berkshire Museum’s plan to sell some 40 artworks from its collection. The planned auction is, according to a museum spokesperson, intended to shift its mission from…
Musical America has announced its 2018 Artist of the Year: Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Andris Nelsons. The 38-year-old Latvian conductor’s professional career began as a trumpeter in the Latvian National Opera Orchestra, before transitioning into…