They come at this time of the year, announcements of both summer festival programs and the fall seasons. Below, some of the highlights, beginning with what is paradoxically the closest to home, London's BBC Proms, available right where you sit, at your computer.
Other summer pleasures are available at Sonoma's Green Music Center (see below). Then come 2013-2014 season lineups for Cal Performances (see below), and San Francisco Performances (about which more in the next column, along with the program for Music@Menlo).