The New World Symphony (Miami Beach, Fla.) has announced the appointment of AYDEN ADLER as senior vice president of musician advancement and dean. She served most recently as executive director of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New York City, a post she had held since December 2010. Prior positions include director of education and community partnerships at the Philadelphia Orchestra and director of learning development at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Before turning to orchestra administration Adler spent ten years as a horn player in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. She also taught horn and music history at Eastman School of Music. Adler holds M.A., D.M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Eastman, as well as an A.B. from Princeton and an M.M. from The Juilliard School. She is in the process of publishing her doctoral dissertation, entitled “Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music: Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, 1930-1950.”
Ayden Adler photo by Robert Williams
Posted August 7, 2012
