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Updated Jul 8, 2025

Fired Librarian of Congress to Mellon Foundation

NEW YORK (AP) — The former Librarian of Congress abruptly fired by President Donald Trump has been hired by the country’s largest philanthropic supporter of the arts. The Andrew W. … »Read

Haymarket Has a Hit with the Other Leonardo

CHICAGO—The opera is four hours long, including two intermissions. The composer—Leonardo Vinci (no, not that Leonardo)—was famous in the early 1700s but virtually unknown today. … »Read

Choral Directors Moving On and Up

Beginning this autumn, composer/conductor Owain Park will move from principal guest conductor of the BBC Singers to chief conductor, succeeding Sofi Jeannin, who will devote more time to guest … »Read

Industry News

Rumble Strip Plays Beethoven 9 and Goes Viral

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP)—The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential hazards or lane departures, can play Beethoven on a mountain … »Read

People in the News

Stuart Burrows Dies at 92

Stuart Burrows, a Welsh lyric tenor who was a fixture on both sides of the Atlantic during the1970s and ‘80s, died in Cardiff, Wales, at age 92 on June 29. Born a coal miner’s son on … »Read

Reviews

Julius Eastman at Lincoln Center: A Rare Occasion

The June 28 concert Julius Eastman: A Power Greater Than started with a processional, of sorts. The seven trumpeters who performed the composer’s 1970 Trumpet, played its first movement from … »Read

People in the News

Rutgers Arts Dean Named Provost

As of July 1, Jason Geary became provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. A highly respected musicologist and veteran university … »Read

People in the News

Wexford Festival Names New Top Exec

The board of Wexford Festival Trust has appointed Suzanne Nance as its new executive director as of January 1, 2026. She succeeds Loughlin Deegan, who has served in an interim capacity since … »Read

People in the News

43-year Seattle Symphony Veteran to Retire

At the close of the Seattle Symphony’s 2024/2025 season, Zartouhi (Zart) Dombourian-Eby will retire after 43 years on flute and piccolo.. Her tenure has been marked by her leadership both on … »Read

Contests & Awards

Hamilton to Receive Constitution
Center Liberty Medal

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical Hamilton and Ron Chernow, whose biography inspired it, are to receive the National Constitution Center’s (NCC) Liberty Medal on October 17, the first … »Read

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HONORS & AWARDS

Each month, Musical America spotlights an important emerging talent. If you haven't heard of the New Artist of the Month before, we predict you will soon.

Oliver Talukder, oboist
New Artist of the Month
July 2025

Katharina Wincor, conductor
New Artist of the Month
June 2025

Catharine Woodward, soprano
New Artist of the Month
May 2025

Abigail Raiford, soprano
New Artist of the Month
April 2025

Ashley Jackson, harpist
New Artist of the Month
March 2025

Kari Watson, composer
New Artist of the Month
February 2025

Gabriela Lara, violinist
New Artist of the Month
January 2025

Madeline Apple Healey, soprano
New Artist of the Month
December 2024

Sterling Elliott, cellist
New Artist of the Month
November 2024

Liza Malamut, trombonist
New Artist of the Month
October 2024

Nancy Ives, composer
New Artist of the Month
September 2024

Tarmo Peltokoski, conductor
New Artist of the Month
August 2024

Edmund Danon, baritone
New Artist of the Month
July 2024

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Since 1960, each year Musical America honors several outstanding musicians with an award for excellence.
»View the Musical America award winners

1.	Warner to Cut $300M, Half of It in Staff Costs
2.	Julius Eastman at Lincoln Center: A Rare Occasion
3.	Third Coast Percussion Throws Itself a Festival
4.	Rutgers Arts Dean Named Provost
5.	Hamilton to Receive Constitution Center Liberty Medal
6.	Wexford Festival Names New Top Exec
7.	43-year Seattle Symphony Veteran to Retire
8.	Opera in the Heights Taps Interim GD
9.	Fired Librarian of Congress to Mellon Foundation
10.	Rumble Strip Plays Beethoven 9 and Goes Viral