The North Carolina Symphony, based in Raleigh, N.C., has announced the extension of Music Director GRANT LLEWELLYN’s contract through 2018. He has held the post since 2004. NCS Board Chair Jeff Corbett said in a statement, “The North Carolina Symphony has been making a positive difference in the lives of the citizens of North Carolina for more than 80 years, and this extension of Grant Llewellyn’s contract is a critical ingredient to the Symphony’s success in continuing that legacy.” NCS double bassist Bruce Ridge, chair of the music director search committee that led to Llewellyn’s hiring (and current chair of the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians), said, “From his first appearances with the North Carolina Symphony, the musicians of the orchestra and Maestro Llewellyn have formed a unique bond, built a friendship, a shared artistic vision, and a deep belief in the mission of the North Carolina Symphony to bring great music to all the people of North Carolina.”
Posted September 27, 2013
Grant Llewellyn photo by Michael Zirle
