Music Worcester Names 2026 Artist in Residence

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Dr. Everett McCorvey has been named Music Worcester’s 2026 Artist in Residence. Dr. McCorvey is the founder and artistic director of the American Spiritual Ensemble, artistic director of the National Chorale, and Director of Opera at the University of Kentucky’s College of Fine Arts, Lexington. As a tenor, he has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, the Kennedy Center, Aspen Music {…}

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Apple Music Classical is Now Available to Desktop Users

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Apple Music Classical is now available on the web. The app can now be accessed and used via desktops by all users. “Apple Music Classical continues to innovate and expand on its mission to bring great musicians and their recordings to music lovers around the world all in one app. Now that the app is available on the web, Apple Music Classical’s {…}

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Apple Music Classical Announces Latest Partnerships

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Apple Music Classical has announced four new partnership with leading organizations in the industry. The new partners are Aspen Music Festival, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Verbier Festival. Subscribers have access to exclusive playlists related to a partner’s programming. These playlists and new albums can be found on the app’s page dedicated to each {…}

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Robert Spano Named Music Director of Washington National Opera

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The Washington National Opera has announced the appointment of conductor Robert Spano as Music Director of the WNO, beginning in the 2025–2026 season. Spano will become the music director designate, effective immediately until his initial three-year term begins in September 2025. In the new position, Spano will provide musical leadership for the company, overseeing the Washington National Opera Orchestra, Chorus, {…}

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Prague Symphony Orchestra Announces New Music Director

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The Prague Symphony Orchestra has announced that Tomáš Netopil will be the new Music Director starting during the 2025-26 season. Netopil will succeed his present Chief Conductor Tomáš Brauner. In a statement, the conductor said, “Prague has always been an enormously rich source of culture and music for me. The Prague Symphony Orchestra, which continues to make an outstanding contribution {…}

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West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces New Music Director

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The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra has named Maurice Cohn its new Music Director. Cohn is a two-time recipient of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award and previously served as the Assistant Conductor for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He recently conducted the Cincinnati Symphony, Utah Symphony, Amarillo Symphony, Colorado Music Festival, and Symphoria New York. He was also Assistant Conductor of {…}

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Stephanie Lamprea to Present ‘Quaking Aspen’ at Roulette in NYC

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Stephanie Lamprea is set to present “Quaking Aspen” at Roulette in Brooklyn on Sept. 6, 2022. The showcase features “ wordless avant-garde soundscapes to spurts of operatic flourishes and electronic poetic loops.” She will be accompanied by Alex Van Gils on electronics. Lamprea is a Colombian-American soprano based in New York and Glasgow. In addition to previous appearances with Roulette, Lamprea {…}

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New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices Announces First of Nine New Co-Commissioned Works to Premiere Spring-Summer 2022

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New Music USA Amplifying Voices program, which fosters collaboration toward racial and gender equity in new orchestral music, has announced the first of nine new co-commissioned works by women and BIPOC composers to be performed by over thirty orchestras across the United States. The orchestras will present the works over three years, from 2022 to 2025. The first of the {…}

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Orpheus Music Project to Stream ‘SONGBREAK: Songs for our Wellbeing’

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Minneapolis-based Orpheus Music Project will premiere “SONGBREAK: Songs for our Wellbeing,” a virtual vocal concert, on Vimeo on March 21, 2021. The 90-minute concert will be presented in collaboration with Minnesota Community Care, which provides humanitarian-based healthcare to members of the Minneapolis community. The showcase will feature soprano Riley Cardona and bass Brian Haase alongside pianist Bryon Wilson as they {…}

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Music Worcester Names 2026 Artist in Residence

Apple Music Classical is Now Available to Desktop Users

Apple Music Classical Announces Latest Partnerships

Robert Spano Named Music Director of Washington National Opera

Prague Symphony Orchestra Announces New Music Director

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra Announces New Music Director

Stephanie Lamprea to Present ‘Quaking Aspen’ at Roulette in NYC

New Music USA’s Amplifying Voices Announces First of Nine New Co-Commissioned Works to Premiere Spring-Summer 2022

Orpheus Music Project to Stream ‘SONGBREAK: Songs for our Wellbeing’