The Score

NMS' exclusive Opening Night Party is the not-to-be missed party of the year. Read More

T his review is actually a case of good timing for our Ridley Scott extravaganza rather than a carefully planned post. Read More

Roland Johnson, a gentleman faithful to the score, co-founder of Madison Opera and for 33 years the encouraging leader of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, died Wednesday. Read More

When music rings out in Community Church's newly renovated Grace Chapel Sunday night, it will be in celebration not only of the historic space's restored beauty, but of the expanding regional handbell ensemble, the Atlantic Ringers. Read More

Blasting Marvel Studios as "unfair" for scoring megahit The Avengers non-union in Europe, members and leaders of the American Federation of Musicians, including president Ray Hair , picketed the Disney subsidiary's Manhattan Beach facility Friday morning, handing out leaflets that ask "how many billions must your companies earn before Marvel will score its film music here at home?"Read More

Carl St.Clair is winding up his 22nd season as music director of the Pacific Symphony this week, while the orchestra caps its 33rd, with performances of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Read More

Discussing the finer points of his many musicals with a special focus on the two currently running on Broadway - MEMPHIS and NICE WORK - DiPietro eloquently elaborates on the process of creating both shows and the challenges new musicals these days face on their developmental road to Broadway. Read More

Lots is happening in Austin, Texas between spring's South by Southwest and fall's Austin City Limits Festival. Read More

The new video game Max Payne 3 is a third-person shooter that mixes cover-based and run-and-gun mechanics. Read More

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is proud to announce that its Music Director Jaap van Zweden has been honored for one of the best recordings of the year. Read More