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The Trombonist Hillary Simms Is Breaking Barriers

Hillary Simms is the first woman to become a member of the American Brass Quintet. She says the field needs more role models.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Beaser, Robert Classical Music Juilliard School Sexual Harassment

Juilliard Fires Professor After Sexual Misconduct Inquiry

An investigation found “credible evidence” that Robert Beaser, a composition professor, had engaged in “conduct which interfered with individuals’ academic work,” the school said.

By Javier C. Hernandez

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Matthias Pintscher to Lead Kansas City Symphony

He will take the podium in 2024, with a mandate to help draw new audiences to classical music.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Black People Classical Music Deaths (Obituaries) Discrimination Jones, Evelyn (1928-2022) Juilliard School Race and Ethnicity San Francisco (Calif) San Francisco Opera San Francisco Symphony Tenure

Elayne Jones, Pioneering Percussionist, Is Dead at 94

She challenged racial barriers when she joined the San Francisco Symphony in 1972. But she became embroiled in a legal battle when she was denied tenure two years later.

By David Allen