“Joe Goetz was named music director of Classical MPR on Thursday. His first day will be Nov. 16,” writes Ross Raihala in Thursday’s (11/5) Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN). “Goetz began his radio career in 2005 at KCME in Colorado Springs, where he pursued a degree in music from Colorado College. After graduating in 2007, he relocated to Vermont, where he hosted classical music programming on Vermont Public Radio. Since 2014, he’s been the music director of WFIU at Indiana University. He was a member of the Burlington Choral Society, Vermont Choral Union and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus, as well as an occasional chamber music pianist…. In his new position, Goetz will oversee daily programming and classical music selections and will serve on the team dedicated to driving Classical MPR’s long-term strategies and goals, as well as those for American Public Media’s national classical programming.” Brad Althoff, Classical MPR’s interim director, said what’s, “Our music director needs to have an immense knowledge of classical music, as well as on the horizon from emerging artists, and they also need to have an understanding of our audience’s expectations and how we can best meet their needs, and Joe has all of those skills.”
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