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 Seattle Symphony names McCampbell interim executive directorSaturday’s (2/6) Seattle Times reports, “Seattle Symphony Vice President of Development Mark McCampbell has been named interim executive director of the Symphony, board chairwoman Leslie Jackson Chihuly announced Friday ... |
Boston Symphony couple to premiere Harbison concertoIn Sunday’s (2/7) Boston Globe, Jeremy Eichler writes, “Like many married couples, Mira Wang and Jan Vogler deal with the stresses of maintaining two busy careers. But they also have some unique marital challenges ... |
Aspen Music Festival announces seasonIn Friday’s (2/5) Denver Post, Kyle MacMillan writes, “Alan Fletcher makes no attempt to sidestep the most obvious fact about the 2010 edition of the Aspen Music Festival: It’s one week shorter than usual. This summer’s season will run ... |
Luisi abruptly quits Saxon State OperaIn Friday’s (2/5) New York Times, Daniel J. Wakin writes, “In a story of opera house intrigue with nationalist overtones, the Italian general music director of the Saxon State Opera and its celebrated orchestra, the Dresden Staatskapelle ... |
Who's In
 Artistic: São Paulo State SymphonyBrazil’s São Paulo State Symphony (Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo) has appointed ARTHUR NESTROVSKI artistic director. In this capacity he will work closely with Music Director Yan Pascal Tortelier ... |
Administrative: Boosey & HawkesBoosey & Hawkes Inc. in New York City has announced the appointment of DAVID SCHOTZKO as director, promotion, and STEVEN LANKENAU as associate director, promotion. ... |
Administrative: Arts Consulting GroupLAURIE DOWLING has joined Arts Consulting Group Inc. as a senior consultant in the firm’s Los Angeles office... |
Administrative: Cleveland OrchestraThe Cleveland Orchestra has announced the appointment of ROSS BINNIE as chief marketing officer, effective February 8... |
Industry Buzz
 Cincinnati Symphony’s 2010-11 seasonThe Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has announced details of its 2010-11 season, which will be the tenth and final season under Music Director Paavo Järvi. Soprano Kathleen Battle will sing songs of Richard Strauss ... |
Elgin Symphony’s 2010-11 seasonThe Elgin Symphony Orchestra in Illinois will perform eight classics programs during its 2010-11 season, which will open in October with three performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at Elgin’s Hemmens Theatre. Other works ... |
Winston-Salem Symphony’s book drive for African librariesThe Winston-Salem Symphony in North Carolina is in the midst of a book drive in partnership with 43 area elementary schools, with a goal of collecting 43,000 books—1,000 per donating school—for elementary school libraries in Botswana. ... |
Juilliard to honor Polisi with gala concert, dinnerThe Juilliard School will host a tribute gala on April 26 honoring President Joseph W. Polisi, who is celebrating 25 years with the school. A gala performance at Juilliard’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater at 7 p.m. will feature alumni ... |
Help Yourself
 Orchestras respond to the crisis in HaitiWithin a few short hours of the earthquake in Haiti, the League started hearing stories from throughout the field about orchestras’ efforts to help with the dire situation in Haiti. We think it’s important to share what our field is doing ... |
National Arts Marketing and Development Conference: Special Offer Deadline ApproachingThis year, League members are invited to bring a colleague for free this year’s National Arts Marketing and Development Conference. In addition, members are eligible for up to $160 in registration discounts. ... |
2010 Orchestras Feeding America Materials Now AvailableThough it would be hard to top last year's Food Drive total of over 200,000 pounds of food, collected by over 250 orchestras in all 50 states, the League is up to the challenge. (Reminder: March 2010 is Orchestras Feeding America month) ... |
Submit your Summer Festival Listing Today!Don’t miss the opportunity to promote your summer festival in Symphony’s May/June 2010 issue and make your festival visible to thousands of musicians, conductors, board members, volunteers, administrative staff, orchestra subscribers, news media ... |