A few years ago, the Philadelphia Orchestra started playing rappels. The surprise of it added a welcome thrill to concerts, and it was a smart gift, an acknowledgment of the important role the audience plays in sustaining music. The tradition of the orchestra’s encore collapsed at one point, but some …

Click to enlarge Image courtesy of the artist and the David Klein Gallery “Northern Celestial Vessel (Emergency Ark) aka The Barnboat,” by Detroit artist Scott Hocking. Organized by Steve Panton, who directs Trial, an essay publication on contemporary Detroit artists, Art @ the Max VI brings these works to life …

NEW CONCORD – How do you describe Dr Laura Schumann? Creative? Imaginative? Whatever the word, as the Music Director and Conductor of the Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra, she has a way of doing things that are out of the ordinary in concert. For example, she asked a magician to make …

Conductor Jordan Randall Smith has received national recognition for his work as Music Director of Baltimore Symphony Number One Chamber Orchestra. Smith, Music Director of Symphony Number One and Deputy Conductor of the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra, received second place in the American Award for Conducting for his work conducting Symphony …

Shah Sadikov has stepped down as Music Director of the Overland Park Orchestra. Photo file After a year with Overland Park Orchestra, Shah Sadikov left his position as conductor and is now busy preparing for the start of his fifth season with NAVO, his local nonprofit organization that brings classical …