In Tuesday’s (12/11) Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey), Peggy McGlone writes, “Richard Dare calls himself an accidental orchestral CEO, a California farm boy whose passion for music led him to London to study composition, only to spend the next 20-plus years building and running for-profit businesses around the globe. Then last year, the Brooklyn Philharmonic recruited Dare to join its board of trustees but hired him as its paid chief executive. Today, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra will introduce Dare as its new president and CEO. The 48-year-old Dare said he is ‘thrilled’ for the opportunity—and the challenges—of leading the state’s largest orchestra. … Dare replaces André Gremillet, who left in September after five and a half years to become managing director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. … Working with artistic director Alan Pierson, Dare rejuvenated the 155-year-old [Brooklyn Philharmonic] by reinforcing its bonds to the community and designing programs that would appeal to specific constituents. Huffington Post described the turnaround as ‘the second most important art event in America’ and Musical America Magazine named him a rising star. Dare is also a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post, where his articles on remaking classical music and rethinking nonprofit management have sparked lively debates.”
Posted December 11, 2012
