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Dawn Posey named concertmaster at Bellingham Symphony
The Bellingham Symphony Orchestra in Washington has appointed DAWN POSEY concertmaster. She will be the soloist in Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “The Lark Ascending” at the BSO’s season-opening concert on...
August 17, 2021
Sara Parkinson named executive director of Boulder Philharmonic
The Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed SARA PARKINSON as executive director; she has been serving as interim executive director since the fall of 2020. She was previously the Boulder...
August 9, 2021
Artis—Naples’s new VP of marketing and communications: Melanie M. Kalnins
MELANIE M. KALNINS has joined Artis—Naples, the Florida-based parent organization of the Naples Philharmonic and the Baker Museum, as vice president of marketing and patron engagement. Kalnins will oversee...
August 9, 2021
Seven new board members, amended bylaws at League of American Orchestras
Seven new board members have joined the Board of Directors of the League of American Orchestras. The newly elected board members, to serve three-year terms, are: Carmen Amalia Corrales...
August 4, 2021
Karin Brookes heads to Juilliard Historical Performance program from Early Music America
KARIN BROOKES has been appointed administrative director of the Historical Performance program at the Juilliard School in New York City. She will work with Robert Mealy, director of the...
August 3, 2021
Melody Lynch elected president of Orlando Philharmonic board
The Board of Directors of Florida’s Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra has elected MELODY LYNCH as its new president. Lynch, a shareholder at Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor and Reed, P.A., succeeds...
August 3, 2021
Chun-Ming Chen named conductor of Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Indiana’s Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed CHUN-MING (JIMMY) CHEN as conductor of the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Born in Taiwan, Chen is currently the director of orchestral activities at...
July 28, 2021
Cellist Sara Male appointed board chair at Lancaster Symphony
The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in Pennsylvania has appointed cellist SARA MALE as chair of its board of directors. Male succeeds Mary Ellen Davis, who served as board chair...
July 28, 2021
North Carolina Symphony selects Carlos Miguel Prieto as artistic advisor
Conductor CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO will join the North Carolina Symphony as artistic advisor beginning in the 2021-22 season, while the orchestra’s search for a permanent music director continues. In...
July 28, 2021
Curtis Institute promotes Andrew Lane to new position of vice president for touring and artists management
The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia has promoted ANDREW LANE to the newly created position of vice president, touring and artist management, as Curtis expands its global presence...
July 19, 2021