Friday (5/20) on The D Magazine online (Dallas), Glenn Hunter reports, “The newly announced interim president of the Dallas Symphony Association says he was hired to bring ‘stability’ to an orchestra that’s recently been through several leaders. Minneapolis-based David J. Hyslop, 68, will take over as interim president of the symphony starting next Wednesday, the organization announced today. That’s less than a month after Bill Lively abruptly announced his resignation as the orchestra’s president and CEO–before he even began full-time. Lively succeeded an interim manager and Doug Adams, who was hired as president and CEO in 2008 but left last year. ‘They want some stability,’ Hyslop said of the symphony in an interview this morning. ‘They want me to share my experience about what works and what won’t work, so that whoever comes after me will inherit’ a good situation. A 43-year veteran of the orchestra industry, Hyslop spent more than 30 of those years as CEO of the Minnesota Orchestra (from 1991-2003), the Saint Louis Symphony (1978-1991) and the Oregon Symphony (1972-1978). Since 2004 he’s worked as a consultant to arts organizations. … The Dallas Symphony said Hyslop would remain as interim here until a permanent president is found under the leadership of Cece Smith.”
Posted May 24, 2011
