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99 Problems: ASO in Contract Disputes Following 2014 Season, Symphonies Across the Nation Hit Turbulence

Performing symphonies have had their fair share of debacles this year--and The Metropolitan Opera's problems, while having been solved for now, may have marched to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's doorstep.
U.S. Department of State, Bang on a Can's Found Sound Nation Collaborate on International OneBeat 2014

The pursuit of music on a global scale may have finally been mastered with OneBeat, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, produced by Bang on a Can's Found Sound Nation.
Legendary Jazz Club Slug's Saloon Owner Jay Schultz Talks to Orchestra of Spheres' Daniel Beban About Old Performers

Per Radio New Zealand National, a recent venture from Orchestra of Spheres' Daniel Beban, who runs Wellington sound exploration space The Pyramid Club met a slick fellow who ran a little join called Slug's Saloon, his name was Jay Schultz.
Steve Lowenthal Talks New Book 'Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey'

"This is not rock 'n' roll. It's not pop music. It's not folk music; it's this sort of transcendental guitar music," Steve Lowenthal emphatically tells me over the phone. And, indeed, his new book, Dance of Death: The Life of John Fahey, details the style (and story) of perhaps this country's most influential "American primitive" guitarist.
Raising Awareness: Classical Musicians Commissioned for Little to No Pay as Industry Lowballs Their Talents

Being a musician is commonly known to be a daunting career choice. Maintaining an art form, actually, of any medium, and sustaining oneself is harder than anyone can truly imagine--and this now endangers classical musicians trying to make a buck with their original compositions.
Baby Booming: Berlin Philharmonic Appoints Youngest Trumpeter to Date, Florian Pichler, at 18 Years Old

If appointing musicians to orchestras was like the NFL draft, then perhaps the Berlin Philharmonic just lucked out on a first-round rookie with it's new 18 year-old Austrian trumpeter, Florian Pichler.
Torn No More: Metropolitan Opera and Peter Gelb End Contract Negotiations and Avoid Lockout, Season Starts September 22

And thus, the strife is o'er for the Metropolitan Opera. After weeks of back-breaking negotiations, all parties can look forward to the forthcoming season, as Peter Gelb & Co. have finally ended the renewal process.
STREAM: Organist Cameron Carpenter's New Sony Classical Album, 'If You Could Read My Mind,' via NPR's 'First Listen'

We've premiered him before, of course. Namely, the video for Cameron Carpenter's "Alfie" from his Sony Classical debut If You Could Read My Mind. Not that we didn't know, but here on the full stream of CC's International Touring Organ disc is a burnished, almost neo-classical approach to the King's Instrument.
Symphony Space Announces New Artistic Director, Fulbright Scholar and Carnegie Hall Exec Andrew Byrne

The latest from Symphony Space comes to us via DotDotDotMusic, who is pleased to announce that Andrew Byrne will be hopping on as the new Artistic Director on September 15. Australian-born, Byrne is a Fulbright scholar who matriculated through Columbia University for his doctorate in music. The leadership role comes after his ten years with Carnegie Hall, eight of which were spent as Director of Festivals and Special Projects.
Down to the Wire: Metropolitan Opera Reaches First Round Agreements with Two Unions, 10 Others Await Future

Well, wouldn't you know; the Metropolitan Opera has finally found some common ground. GM Peter Gelb and two of the Met's largest union factions have reached tentative labor deals, while negotiations for 10 other unions are still in progress.
Liturgical Jazz: Will Todd's 'Mass in Blue' Leads Pack Combining Improv and Choral for a Religious Experience

Will Todd's 'Mass in Blue' has become an shining example of the genre, as Laura Jones at Oxford University Press blog says, "presenting an innate fusion of jazz elements within choral writing."
Oh, Penelope: Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazov Tie Knot, Show Off 62,000 Euro Engagement Ring

Perhaps you can call her Penelope, but Anna Netrebko has many a-suitor, and her latest beau, Yusif Eyvazov, has already popped the big question--and with an even bigger rock.
Classicalite's Five Best: Beethoven Trivia

If you thought you knew Beethoven, we found 5 truths to Ludwig van Beethoven's character that you either may not have known or overlooked into your processions with Vienna's most brilliant composer.
David T. Little's 'JFK' Opera to Premiere at Fort Worth April 2016, Royce Varek Composing Libretto

The Kennedys will receive an exciting new tribute in David T. Little's forthcoming opera JFK, a new performance that details the ultimate twelve hours of JFK's life. The world premiere will take place at the Fort Worth Opera on April 23, 2016, but a preview workshop will come in November via The American Lyric Theater.
Germany's Jonas Kaufmann, 'Hottest Tenor in the World,' Takes Over Opera Australia

Labeled the "hottest tenor" in the singing opera world, Kaufmann has been reckoned to fare with the likes Pavarotti, having a vocal range that is very much undisputed among his peers (except, perhaps, Placido). Next on his schedule, Jonas will head to the land down under, which he hopes will yield a larger audience and bring more fans to opera as a whole.
Essential Tremor: Minnesota Orchestra Concertmaster John Frisch Plays Violin During Brain Surgery [VIDEO]

After suffering from a condition called "essential tremor," the concert violinist's hopes of maintaining a perfect performance slowly dwindled. His bow-arm would shake so much that his playing was seriously hindered.
Jackie Evancho 'Awakening' 2014 Tour Dates Anger American Federation of Musicians

The American Federation of Musicians has issued a warning for Jackie Evancho's upcoming tour dates.
22nd Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off August 23 in Marcus Garvey Park

The City Parks Foundation and Summerstage is excited to announce the next installment in the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, founded in memoriam of jazz giant Charlie "Yardbird" Parker. The festival will kick off in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem on August 23 and Tompkins Square Park on August 24.
Opera Watch: Is Peter Gelb Completely to Blame for the Metropolitan Lockout?

With the Metropolitan Opera sliding down the slopes of bankruptcy, and with the possibility of closing its doors due to an inevitable lockout, Peter Gelb has come under serious heat.
The Kids Could Be Alright: Classical Music Should Appreciate Its Forefathers

Where the status of classical music is subject to a much-heated debate among listeners, it should be noted that someone, somewhere, is still appreciating and contributing to the classical zeitgeist.
Kenny Garrett Appointed Director of Jazz Studies Program at William Paterson University, Succeeds Mulgrew Miller

Kenny Garrett, the internationally recognized jazz saxophonist, may be hitting the ceiling as he jumps for joy after being named William Paterson University's director of the Jazz Studies Program.
Trombone Shorty Foundation Gives Mugged New Orleans Teen a New Instrument

Trombone Shorty is not just the stage name of one of New Orleans' most famous t-bone players; it's since become a sort of shorthand for a new kind of superhero down in the Crescent City. When news hit of a robbery that plagued an aspiring 14-year-old's music career, T. Short took to his fan base to help the youth recover.
Django Gold's New Yorker Daily Shout on Sonny Rollins Goads Howard Mandel (and Rollins) Into Response [VIDEO]

At times, the only thing I find more physically demanding and emotionally exhausting than pursuing a career as a musician has been that of a writer about music. What isn't met with indiscernible apathy and neglect is usually, and very outwardly, criticized--damned to the dusty floor of the internet. Lowercase, indeed.
(Le) Poisson Rouge to Host 'Strange & Beautiful Festival: The Music and Art of John Lurie' in September

(Le) Poisson Rouge, one of Classicalite's favorite West Village venues, has booked quite the talent for "Strange & Beautiful Festival: The Music and Art of John Lurie." This unique hybrid fest will honor its actor/musician/painter namesake with a gallery exhibition at (L)PR, three concerts...
'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' eighth blackbird, Fleck & Washburn, Johnny Cash Galore Highlight Symphony Space's 2014-15 Season

Care of the always informative DotDotDot Music, color us très impressed with Symphony Space's upcoming 2014-15 offerings: Classicalite dears eighth blackbird, husband and wife virtuosi Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, wall-to-wall Johnny Cash, a live rendering of the score to 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' and even a brand new mini-series, itself.
Kansas City Jazz District Renaissance Co. Opens Walk of Fame on 18th and Vine: Basie, Bird, Metheny and Others First Inductees

The 18th and Vine area may be slow to renovation but the latest project in creating a Jazz Walk of Fame should be a tangible way to generate some much-needed tourism.
Bret Easton Ellis' 'American Psycho' Goes Off-Broadway Musical Thanks to Duncan Sheik, Second Stage Theater in February 2015

Patrick Bateman hasn't left Manhattan just yet, and a new incarnation of the serial killer is about to hit the off-Broadway stage. Second Stage Theatre announced Monday that it will mount a musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' famous 1991 thriller, American Psycho. A premiere has been set for February 2015, though no cast has been announced.
Everyone's Dying to Get In: Woodlawn Cemetery Offers Grave Plots Next to Jazz Legends

If it isn't too morbid to think that cemeteries can accumulate any sort of "fame," then perhaps buying your future grave plot in one of them is.
Anna Netrebko to Marry Azerbaijani Tenor Yusif Eyvazov, Announces the Ring on Facebook

Anna Netrebko fans will be singing Dido's lament after news of her engagement to Azerbaijani tenor Yusif Eyvazov, 37, was posted to her Facebook last week.
VIDEO: Jackie Evancho Releases "Rains of Castamere" Music Video with Chicago's Manual Cinema in Preparation for 'Awakening' in September

Classicalite featured the latest from Jackie Evancho earlier this month after a cover of the Game of Thrones eerie folk ballad "The Rains of Castamere" hit digital retail outlets. Reception widely praised the album and, of course, the young talent, herself.