Eastern Connecticut Symphony Names Caitlin Meyer as Executive Director

The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, based in New London, has appointed Caitlin Meyer as executive director. Meyer returns to the ECSO with a full-circle story: as a young flutist, she was a member of the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Youth Orchestra, where her passion for classical music was sparked. Meyer has over 15 years of experience as a music educator, program director, and community arts advocate, most recently serving as director of education for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Massachusetts and leading community engagement and youth programming. Her prior work experience includes the Pegasus California School in Qingdao, China as well as education institutions in the U.S. A member of the Advocacy Leadership Initiative and the Music Education Policy Roundtable for the National Association for Music Education, Meyer also serves as adjunct faculty at her master’s degree alma mater, the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford. Toshiyuki Shimada is the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra’s music director.