Mason Bates

Hi everyone — just a heads up that my Facebook page was hacked! Please disregard the random news stories and videos being posted on there — and no, I haven’t become suddenly obsessed with snooker and billiards, in case you were wondering ;)

BIG NEWS! The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay will OPEN @MetOpera's 2025–25 Season Sunday, September 21!!! metopera.org/season/2025-26…

]@Apple sure can't get its products to people. 3x I've ordered #Airpods yet they require a signature for delivery (no option to change). So it's returned, the engraved product is refunded & presumably discarded. Giving up on these and go with a company that makes it easy!

"On its surface, the beginning stanza of the poem appears to be a beautiful pastoral evocation of nature. As the poem unfolds, you realize that it is the story of a soldier in a place far away from his beloved. " – Rick Perdian, @OperawireNews operawire.com/ising-festival…

Opening tonight @IndianaUniv @IUJSoM 🙌🙌🙌🙌 apnews.com/article/kavali…

So honored that my piano Concerto is included on the stunning survey of American music by @daniil_trifonov, our greatest living pianist. He brings such depth and elegance, matched with a mercurial sensibility, to everything he does. deutschegrammophon.com/en/artists/dan…

Some happy news for classical music about @ARSymphony, where the symphony orchestra will have a new $12 million home!  Bravo to CEO @cllcello for her creative thinking and also to Simon Woods of @OrchLeague for his insights! npr.org/2024/09/12/nx-…

I'm glad a recent study backs this up!

To lovers of classical music, the headline "Classical music as powerful as anti-depressants" comes as no surprise.  Superhuman powers can be found in a Bach cantata, a Ravel tone poem, or an ethereal vocal work by Hildegard.  studyfinds.org/classical-musi…

@ScalaRadio AI • cool mix of electronic elements • heart-breaking as well as quirky

John Williams has created some incredible scores over the years! 🎵 Which one do you believe is the unsung hero that deserves more love and appreciation? Share your thoughts! 👇 | #ClassicalMusic #FilmMusic #JohnWilliams

@marinalsop @Forbes Whoa that's incredible – and well deserved!!

Honored to be included in the 2024 @Forbes 50 Over 50 list, which recognizes women creating their greatest impact at 50 and beyond! See the full list here ▶️ bit.ly/34DnDGo 📷 OGATA photography

Metropolitan Opera Confirms Two New Works - operawire.com/metropolitan-o… @OperawireNews @METOrchestra @MetOpera @missymazzoli @masonbates #ClassicalMusic #opera #orchestra #arts

Thrilled that @pghsymphony released Resurrexit, which brings to life the biblical story with magic and propulsion. The piece begins with Mary mourning after the Crucifixion and then moves into a quicksilver depiction of reanimation and resurrection. apple.co/3SkCW03

Fascinating exploration of the way new operas on provocative subjects are received critically ... would love to experience Ruinous Gods at Spoletto and see for myself! google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t…

Everyone from solo artists to large organizations should check out this FREE masterclass from @AubreyBergauer, whose innovative ideas about growing audiences are balanced with a deep commitment to the core offerings of our field. 6/20 at 10AM PDT: bit.ly/4bMsANU

“An imaginative, functional work like this is likely to have a lasting shelf-life. “Fantasia” certainly has.” Thank you to @PittsburghPG's Jeremy Reynolds for this review of Philharmonia Fantastique with @pghsymphony! post-gazette.com/ae/music/2024/…

How cool is this!? @usairforce Band just played Mothership under Colonel Don Schofield! Mothership imagines the orchestra as a spaceship - which seems quite fitting. Wishing I could have been there to cheer them on and super honored to have been programmed!

On Monday night, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago joined forces with Grammy Award-winning sextet @eighthblackbird for a program of contemporary music led by @Linitaconductor, anchored by @masonbates' mystical Anthology of Fantastic Zoology. 📷: @toddrphoto

Huge thanks to Civic Orchestra of Chicago and @Linitaconductor for bringing to life my psychedelic bestiary Anthology of Fantastic Zoology in Chicago – love this orchestra and the amazing energy of the players!

Great article from a superb outlet about an extraordinary human being… #AnneAkikoMeyers has done so much advance classical music into the 21st Century. @SFCV sfcv.org/articles/artis…