Classical
BRIEF: Choreographer Akram Khan Addresses Backlash, British Orchestra Diversity Questioned
Washington Ballet's Septime Webre Steps Down as Artistic Director After 17 Years
Septime Webre has announced he will step down as artistic director of the Washington Ballet at the end of June. Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony Release Mason Bates Album
Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) will release a new album, Mason Bates: Works for Orchestra, featuring Bay Area composer Mason Bates's three largest electro-acoustic orchestral works on the Orchestra's SFS Media label on Friday, March 11, 2016. The first full album of Bates's orchestral works features the first recordings of the SFS-commissioned "The B-Sides" and "Liquid Interface," in addition to "Alternative Energy."
