William Banfield, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra’s composer in residence, connects with local students

Carmel Symphony’s November program to feature music by Price, Glinka, Shostakovich, Marquez

Baltimore Symphony’s OrchKids program, providing mentorship and keeping students connected to music

Celebrity Series of Boston: newly commissioned quartets, multimedia “The Just and the Blind,” chamber performers

Early-music scholar Benjamin Bagby and his one-man song/harp “Beowulf”

Review: Steven Mackey’s world-premiere “Shivaree” trumpet concerto at Los Angeles Philharmonic

Review: Dalia Stasevska makes New York Philharmonic debut with contemporary works plus Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill

Indianapolis Symphony’s new concertmaster settles into his pandemic-delayed first in-person season

Pittsburgh Symphony hires assistant conductors Jacob Joyce and Moon Doh

Honoring conductor Michael Morgan’s legacy at Oakland Symphony memorial event

Orlando Philharmonic to offer free tickets to healthcare workers, first responders, and educators

Review: Tacoma Symphony’s first in-person concert in months features new score by Patrice Rushen, plus Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky

Having fled Taliban takeover, members of Afghanistan’s all-female orchestra perform in Qatar

Springfield Symphony musicians present free concert as contract negotiations continue

National Symphony’s club-style concerts at Washington, D.C.’s Anthem

Gustavo Dudamel on what changed during the pandemic

PBS to air “Beethoven’s Ghost” episode, tying spirits of Beethoven and Freud

Review: Cleveland Orchestra program of Korngold, Josef Strauss, Walker

Jessie Montgomery settles in as Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s composer in residence

Michael Tilson Thomas on target for performance return, following July surgery

Ashland Symphony music director search resumes with program led by first of five finalists

Milwaukee Symphony looks back to Prohibition-era music, when its concert hall opened as a movie palace

Elgin Youth Symphony adds free “Starter Strings” for fourth graders

Kansas City Symphony’s new chief operating officer: John Roloff

Ryan Beeken named director of Wichita Symphony Chorus

Chelsea Symphony to premiere “Our Dear Friend” and “91919” viola concerto at “Remembrance” concerts

Boo! Halloween programs at Baltimore Symphony and other area music groups

Vaccination mandates and COVID testing policies at orchestras, including Pittsburgh Symphony

New novel by classical critic Paul Griffiths imagines Beethoven in Boston

With campus construction done, an evolving Interlochen focuses on artist-building