Music Critics Association of North America

Music Critics Association of North America
Formation1956; 68 years ago (1956)
PurposePromote and encourage music criticism
HeadquartersGlyndon, Maryland
Websitemcana.org

The Music Critics Association of North America (MCANA) is a society for music critics of classical music in the United States and Canada.[1] Founded in 1956, the MCANA is a member of the National Music Council and both publishes an annual newsletter and confers a Best New Opera award.

Numerous chief music critics have been associated with it; past presidents include Robert Commanday, Miles Kastendieck, Irving Lowens and Donald Rosenberg, while critics elected to lifetime memberships include Paul Hume, Paul Henry Lang, Harold C. Schonberg and Virgil Thomson.

  1. ^ Mead, Rita H. (2001). "Music Critics Association of North America". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.19434. (subscription or UK public library membership required)