“Three acclaimed conductors have been selected as finalists to become the next artistic director of the Signature Symphony at Tulsa Community College,” writes James D. Watts in Sunday’s (9/20) Tulsa World (OK). “Robert Franz, Alejandro Gómez Guillén, and Scott Seaton were selected from a pool of 80 applicants during a nationwide search” to replace Andrés Franco, who stepped down in May 2020 and “will return for an official ‘farewell concert’ in 2021…. The Signature Symphony recently announced its revamped [2020-21] season, which will focus primarily on virtual concerts and educational events, as well as in-person performances when possible. The three finalists will be taking part in some of this season’s virtual events, and will be featured in the 2021-2022 season…. Franz … serves as music director of the Windsor [Canada] Symphony Orchestra and Fairbanks [Alaska] Summer Arts Festival Orchestra, associate conductor of the Houston Symphony, and artistic advisor of the Boise Baroque Orchestra…. Guillén … is … artistic director and conductor of Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, artistic director of Sphere Ensemble, and acting concertmaster/principal second violin of Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale…. Seaton is … music director of the North State Symphony in Northern California … and serves as principal conductor of [California’s] Veridian Symphony Orchestra.”
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