Jonathan Mayers, a Founder of the Bonnaroo Music Festival, Dies at 51

Jonathan Mayers, a Founder of the Bonnaroo Music Festival, Dies at 51

Jonathan Mayers, a founder of the Bonnaroo music festival, a star-studded annual extravaganza held on a poplar-dotted Tennessee farm, and Outside Lands, a three-day musical gathering in the foggy mists of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco that has been called a love letter to its host city, has died. He was 51. His death was confirmed in a social media post by Outside Lands. The post did not say where he died or cite a cause. Mr. Mayers grew up …

What’s the future for Bonnaroo?

Following its cancellation this month, the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival organizers have begun taking the first steps for planning for the future.

Chorus of Westerly founder George Kent remembered as ‘Rhode Island’s music man’ - TPR: The Public's Radio

George Kent, founder and longtime music director of the Chorus of Westerly, died June 17 at age 88. Kent also served as organist and choirmaster at Christ Church in Westerly for nearly 60 years, and was a former assistant conductor of the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. Artscape producer James Baumgartner spoke about Kent’s legacy with […] The post Chorus of Westerly founder George Kent remembered as ‘Rhode Island’s music man’ appeared firs…