The Score | Meecham to head Utah Symphony | Utah Opera

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera has announced the appointment of Paul Meecham as president and CEO, effective July 1. He will succeed Patricia A. Richards, who has served as interim president and CEO of the Salt Lake City-based organization since the departure of Melia P. Tourangeau last spring. Meecham has been president and CEO of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra since 2006, and previously held executive posts at the London Sinfonietta, the New York Philharmonic, the San Francisco Symphony, and the Seattle Symphony. A native of the U.K., he holds a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Birmingham and plays both piano and violin. Utah Symphony Music Director Thierry Fischer noted in a statement from USUO that Meecham’s “vast experience as a leader in our industry is a spot-on match for our artistic ambitions.”