SF Conservatory buys Askonas Holt representation agency
December 9, 2022 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Conservatory added a major classical music agency to its commercial businesses, announcing Friday it was acquiring London-based Askonas Holt.
Tilson Thomas resigns from New World Symphony, lessens work
March 2, 2022 GMTMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas is resigning as artistic director of the New World Symphony after 34 seasons with the orchestra, wanting to lessen administrative responsibilities as he deals with a brain tumor.
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas has surgery for brain tumor
August 6, 2021 GMTSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas has undergone surgery for a brain tumor.
Tilson Thomas’ spokeswoman, Constance Shuman, said in a statement Friday that the 76-year-old conductor had surgery at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, and that the operation was successful.
Ronstadt, `Sesame Street’ to receive Kennedy Center Honors
December 8, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt and the disco-funk band Earth Wind and Fire awaited their turn in the spotlight Sunday night as part of the latest group of recipients of the WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Sally Field and the long-running children's TV show "Sesame Street" are in the latest class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients...Sally Field, ‘Sesame Street’ to receive Kennedy Center award
July 19, 2019 GMT