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 Bismarck-Mandan Symphony names Martinez concertmasterA report in Wednesday’s (9/1) Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota) states, “After a three-month search the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra has selected violinist Everaldo Martinez of Lubbock, Texas, as the new concertmaster. ... |
D.C. Youth Orchestra celebrates 50 yearsIn Thursday’s (9/2) Washington Post, Timothy Wilson writes, “The D.C. Youth Orchestra Program has operated for nearly a half-century at Coolidge High School in Northwest. Last month, the nonprofit music program moved ... |
Video cube, restaurant to enliven Kimmel Center’s public spaceIn Wednesday’s (9/1) Philadelphia Inquirer, Peter Dobrin reports, “The Kimmel [Center for the Performing Arts] won approval Wednesday from the Zoning Board of Adjustment to erect an animated video cube at the northeast corner ... |
Lincoln Center’s “electronic infoscape” an extension of architectureIn Thursday’s (9/2) New York Times, Robin Pogrebin writes, “Elizabeth Diller would seem to have her hands full. Even as work winds down on its redesign of Lincoln Center, the architecture firm in which she is a partner, Diller Scofidio & Renfro ... |
Who's In
 Administrative: Ashland SymphonyThe Ashland Symphony Orchestra in central Ohio has announced the appointment of JARROD HARTZLER as general manager. A native of Wooster, Ohio, he has served in administrative and educational posts at ... |
Administrative: Tucson SymphonyJAMES WILLIAM BOYD has been named director of artistic operations at the Tucson Symphony. He is a 2010 graduate of the League of American Orchestras’ Orchestra Management Fellowship Program, where he received ... |
Artistic: Symphony of Northwest ArkansasThe Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, based in Fayetteville and known until recently as the North Arkansas Symphony, has announced the appointment of PAUL HAAS as music director, effective August 25. He has served as ... |
Administrative: Kennett SymphonyPennsylvania’s Kennett Symphony of Chester County has announced the appointment of BARB BULLOCK as executive director. She has held management, fund-raising, and marketing posts at Wilmington’s OperaDelaware ... |
Industry Buzz
 Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra’s 2010-11 seasonThe Philadelphia-based Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra has announced details of its second season, which will open on September 16 with a free concert entitled “Tiempos y Música” at the Baptist Temple, on the Temple University campus. ... |
Beethovenfest Bonn’s 2010 lineupGermany’s Beethovenfest, held this year from September 10 to October 9, will feature the European debuts of the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and Sinfônica Heliópolis, the national youth orchestra of Brazil. ... |
Santa Rosa students to play in movie-theater lobbyOn September 3, students from California’s Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Ensembles will participate in “Get Your Play On: Putting String Instruments in Peoples’ Hands” at the Airport Stadium 12 movie-theater lobby in Santa Rosa. ... |
Van Cliburn Competition documentary to air on PBS in September“A Surprise in Texas: The Thirteenth Van Cliburn Competition,” Peter Rosen’s documentary chronicling the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will air on PBS stations nationwide on September 1 at 9:30 p.m. (ET). The film follows ... |
Help Yourself
 Read All About It! New Issue of Symphony Available Online NowThe September-October issue of SymphonyOnline has all the latest news and most provocative thinking about orchestras—and it’s available right now. Go to symphony.org to read the League of American Orchestra’s award-winning magazine, which is packed with original reporting and in-depth examinations of the topics and challenges ... |
Deadline Approaching: New Mentoring Circle for new or incoming Board ChairsEach Mentoring Circle meets once a month for six months, via conference call and or web conferencing (90-minute sessions). Content is flexible, confidential, and dynamic – driven by the group. One mentoring circle with a maximum of eight ... |
Celebrate the Gold Book Online!Looking for that exciting fundraising project? Seeking innovative ways to help your orchestra? The Volunteer Council of the League of American Orchestras has the perfect source of great ideas: The Gold Book Online ... |
Arts in Education Week Sept. 12-18The U.S. House of Representatives has just created an annual September Arts in Education Week, which this year will be September 12th-18th. This is an opportunity for orchestras to amplify their ongoing national and local advocacy efforts to advance arts education as a core academic subject in our schools. The League will be working ... |