MADELINE ADKINS has been named concertmaster of the Utah Symphony, effective with the 2016-17 season.
California’s Santa Rosa Symphony has appointed HEATHER BALITZKAT director of development.
J.C. BARKER has been promoted to general manager and director of artistic administration at the Mobile (Ala.) Symphony Orchestra.
The New York Pops has appointed CAROLYN O. BOLT director of development and LISA BETH VETTOSO director of education.
LINDA BOWDEN and DAVID HUBER will assume leadership roles as co-chairs of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees on July 1, 2016.
The Hartford Symphony Orchestra has named ADAM KERRY BOYLES assistant conductor.
KARINA CANELLAKIS will step down as assistant conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra this summer upon the expiration of her two-year contract.
Pennsylvania’s Reading Symphony Orchestra has appointed CHRISTOPHER CINQUINI conductor of the Reading Symphony Youth Orchestra.
The Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra has named HANRICH CLAASSEN music director and conductor, effective with the 2016-17 season.
STEVE COLLINS has been appointed executive director of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors has elected MARK DAVIDOFF chairman; he succeeds PHILLIP WM. FISHER.
Idaho’s Boise Philharmonic has announced that ROBERT FRANZ will step down as music director at the end of the 2015-16 season.
SOPHIE GALAISE has been appointed managing director of Australia’s Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
The Reno (Nev.) Chamber Orchestra has named GERARD GIBBS executive director.
ILYA GIDALEVICH has been appointed artistic administrator at the Cleveland Orchestra.
Arizona’s Tucson Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of JOSÉ LUIS GOMEZ as music director starting in the 2017-18 season; he will serve as music director designate in 2016-17.
The San Juan Symphony (Durango, Colo.) has named THOMAS HEUSER music director, effective with the 2016-17 season.
NORMAN HUYNH has been named associate conductor at the Portland-based Oregon Symphony, effective August 1, 2016.
Ohio’s Canton Symphony Orchestra has appointed VIVEK JAYARAMAN concertmaster.
MANDI KANE has been named executive director of the Albuquerque (N.M.) Youth Symphony Program.
The Reno Philharmonic in Nevada has appointed EVELYN KLATT marketing director.
DONALD KOTRADY has been elected president of the Austin (Tex.) Symphony Board of Directors.
The Erie (Pa.) Chamber Orchestra has announced that MATTHEW KRAEMER will step down as music director at the end of the 2016-17 season.
Violinist PEKKA KUUSISTO and cellist/conductor JONATHAN COHEN have been named artistic partners at the St. Paul (Minn.) Chamber Orchestra. Both appointments take effect in September 2016.
MARCELO LEHNINGER will conclude his tenure as music director of the New West Symphony (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) at the end of the 2015-16 season.
New Hampshire’s Portsmouth Symphony has appointed VIRGINIA MACDONALD as its first executive director.
Ohio’s Cleveland Pops Orchestra has announced the election of DONALD H. MESSINGER as chairman.
CHRIS MONTGOMERY has been named CEO of InstantEncore Inc., a San Diego-based provider of mobile solutions for performing arts organizations.
The Memphis (Tenn.) Symphony Orchestra has appointed ROBERT MOODY principal conductor, effective with the 2016-17 season.
NOREEN MURDOCK has been appointed executive director of the Portland (Ore.) Youth Philharmonic.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has named ERIC NOWLIN principal viola, effective with the 2016-17 season.
Florida’s Artis–Naples has appointed JACLYN RAINEY principal horn in the Naples Philharmonic, effective next season.
ROBERT REED has been named executive director of the Plano (Tex.) Symphony Orchestra.
The York (Pa.) Symphony Orchestra has named MICHAEL S. REICHMAN general manager and chief operating officer.
CHRISTIAN REIF has been appointed resident conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and music director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, effective in September 2016.
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has named MARK RITTINGER vice-president, development.
Montana’s Great Falls Symphony has appointed HILLARY ROSE executive director.
JEFF vom SAAL has been appointed executive director of the Spokane (Wash.) Symphony.
California’s New Century Chamber Orchestra has announced that violinist NADJA SALERNO-SONNENBERG will step down as music director at the end of the 2016-17 season, her ninth with the orchestra.
Cellist ALEXANDER SCHEIRLE has been named executive director of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New York City, effective May 1.
The New World Symphony in Miami Beach has appointed MARTE SIEBENHAR assistant vice president for audience development.
LEONARD SLATKIN will step down as music director of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the end of the 2017-18 season, and will then assume the title of music director laureate.
The Bay-Atlantic Symphony, based in Bridgeton, N.J., has announced the election of MARK SOIFER as president of its board of trustees.
SAMANTHA TETER has been named executive director of Tennessee’s Chattanooga Symphony and Opera.
The Auckland-based New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has appointed EDO de WAART music director.
Florida’s Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra has named LUKE WITCHGER orchestra personnel manager and AMANDA LIPSEY director of grants and sponsorships.
HELEN ZELL has been elected chair of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s Board of Trustees, the first woman to lead the CSOA board in its 125-year history.
