Decennial, Centennial, Semisesquicentennial: Celebrating Orchestral Anniversaries

Orchestras are rethinking the old white tie and tails in favor of contemporary looks that communicate accessibility while serving their musicians better.

Digital devices are everywhere, and we’re at a flex point in how orchestras and audiences should—or shouldn’t—use them.

Today’s emerging composers are pursuing their own musical paths—from experimenting with sounds and textures to playing with the concerto’s soloist-vs.-orchestra relationship to absorbing progressive metal as an influence.