After 25 years, Ron Vernon is stepping down from his job as music director of the Germantown Symphony Orchestra.

A symphony orchestra can include more than one hundred musicians, yet a single conductor shapes the entire performance. Standing at the center of the stage with a back turned to the audience, this ...

The Columbus Symphony Orchestra has selected four candidates to serve as finalists in the search for its next music director. Each of the candidates are vying to replace South Bend’s Josh Aerie, who ...

Barbara Schubert has shaped generations of University Symphony Orchestra musicians—now they're returning to play for her Opus ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The heartbeat of any orchestra is the conductor. The conductor sets the tone for the members and their music, and the Philadelphia Orchestra has a new assistant conductor, Naomi ...

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The ended its 2025-2026 season with the Young Artist Concert, featuring solo performances from the Young Artist Competition winners and other area youth. Guest conductor was former orchestra member ...

The back of the community room at Ridge Avenue United Methodist Church looked, at first, like any orchestra rehearsal. Instrument cases lined the floor and leaned against the walls: violas, clarinets, ...

Timothy Muffitt, conductor and artistic director of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra, will retire after the 2025-26 season, his 20th with the orchestra. The LSO will conduct a search for Muffitt's ...