Music organizations across the country are currently faced with financial challenges and this moment marks a decisive turning point regarding how organizations will treat artists. National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) in Miami is an organization which identifies the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary and performing arts, and provides them with creative and professional development opportunities throughout their careers. YoungArts is a founding member of the national Artist Relief coalition, launched YoungArts Alumni Emergency Microgrants and are paying alumni to perform livestream concerts on their Facebook page. Topics in this article include how to utilize the strengths of your organization and the creative opportunities and financial issues with livestream concerts. As these issues are nuanced and ongoing, Classical Post felt that it would be beneficial to speak with three sides of YoungArts to get a full picture of how organizations can support artists. This article features the perspectives of YoungArts Chief Operating Officer Jewel Malone, YoungArts Board Chair Sarah Arison, and composer/pianist Conrad Tao. Tao is a YoungArts alumnus and will perform a livestream concert and give a talk on the YoungArts website and Facebook page on May 7 at 7pm.

The Wet Ink Ensemble will release a new album on May 1 featuring two large works: Alex Mincek’s Glossolalia and Sam Pluta’s Lines On Black. In this second part of a two part series, Sam Pluta joins Classical Post to discuss his psychedelic new work Lines On Black. The first article featured Alex Mincek in discussion with Classical Post regarding his latest work, Glossolalia.

Tenor sensation David Miller of the classical crossover group Il Divo, and his critically acclaimed wife soprano Sarah Joy Miller, release an opera single, “O soave fancuilla” (La Bohéme), from their upcoming new album, on the independent music and film enterprise label Bohémisphere. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the release of the single “O soave fanciulla” will be donated to The Actors Fund to aid creative artists out of work due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

The Wet Ink Ensemble will release a new album on May 1 featuring two large works: Alex Mincek’s Glossolalia and Sam Pluta’s Lines On Black. In this first part of a two part series, Alex Mincek joins Classical Post to discuss his mind bending new work Glossolalia. The next article will feature Sam Pluta in discussion with Classical Post regarding his latest work, Lines On Black.

Black Violin’s Kevin Marcus joins Classical Post to discuss the vulnerability required in finding your voice, bringing people together virtually through music, and teaching in a way that transcends music.

Acclaimed tenor Lawrence Brownlee joins Classical Post for a conversation about creating community through online performances in the era of social-distancing.

The Met announces plans to livestream an At-Home Gala on April 25 at 1pm EDT, which will be streamed from the Met’s website. The free concert will feature more than 40 leading Met artists performing live from their homes around the world via Skype. Highlights include: Anna Netrebko in Vienna, Angel Blue in New Jersey, Anthony Roth Costanzo in New York City, Michael Fabiano in Florida, Nadine Sierra in Valencia, and Renée Fleming in Virginia.

One of the two founding members of the Emerson String Quartet, violinist Eugene Drucker, joins Classical Post for a Q&A to discuss rehearsals during quarantine, reinterpreting standard works over the years, and his own creative writing projects.

During this difficult moment, we are turning to live streams and recorded concerts to keep classical music in our lives. The following 5 listings provide listeners with chamber music, orchestral music, contemporary music, and a world-wide musical exchange to keep the music going.

Nick Norton joins Classical Post for 5 Tips to help get you started with Livestreaming your concert from home!

Carnegie Hall launches its new online series Live with Carnegie Hall on Tuesday April 14. The series will consist of original programming curated by Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Michael Feinstein, Renée Fleming, Angélique Kidjo, Ute Lemper, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

In celebration of Easter, Classical Post has curated an Easter playlist of vocal music.

“It’s all one and part of the same thing - conducting and composing,” says Brad Lubman, one of the foremost conductors of modern music. This wasn’t always the case for him, whose conducting and composition trajectories unfurled at different rates, but it’s where he’s arrived.

Ricardo Muti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be featured in the Facebook Premiere of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 on April 12 at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

Classical Post presents the video premiere of Pauline Kim Harris’ Heroine: Deo I, just in time for Easter. In the following Q&A Pauline Kim Harris discusses her album Heroine, Bach, her studies with Jascha Heifetz, working with electronics, and her experience as a performer/composer.

On April 7, the Richmond Symphony announced the appointment of award-winning Italian conductor Valentina Peleggi as their next Music Director. Peleggi will begin her role on July 1, 2020, for an initial four-year period conducting at least ten weeks a season.

Tonight, April 7, 2020, marks the Super Pink Moon. Classical Post shares a livestream gathering of 250 singers coming together in quarantine along with a curated Super Pink Moon Playlist.

2020 marks the celebration of Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary and ensembles across the world are sharing their Beethoven interpretations. The following list demonstrates some of the many ways to perform Beethoven: streamed online, paired with new commissions, paired with standard works, and performed as stand alone compositions.

Music for piano is never out of style and there was an abundance of new releases this week. In this spirit, Classical Post shares the following Piano Release Radar, which includes new albums, video premieres, and weekly uploads!

Bearthoven is a Brooklyn-based piano trio composed of members Karl Larson (piano), Pat Swoboba (bass), and Matt Evans (percussion). The ensemble combines their individual voices and diverse musical backgrounds, coming together to create a versatile trio focused on frequent and innovative commissioning of up-and-coming composers. On April 4, Bearthoven launches TV Dinners, a weekly streaming concert series for the month of April supported by the Johnstone Fund for New Music. Tune in to their Facebook event to watch! Bearthoven joins Classical Post for a Q&A about TV Dinners.