MARIN ALSOP will step down as music director of California’s Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music at the end of her 25th season with the festival this summer.
North Dakota’s Minot Symphony Orchestra has appointed EFRAÍN AMAYA music director.
KENNETH BEAN has been named associate conductor of the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.
The Houston Symphony has appointed CARLOS ANDRÉS BOTERO to the newly created post of musical
ambassador/assistant conductor.
BENJAMIN CADWALLADER has been appointed executive director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.
At the Portland (Me.) Symphony Orchestra, HARPER LEE COLLINS has been elected board president.
BRUCE COPPOCK has retired as president and managing director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. JON LIMBACHER has succeeded him in the role, and KYU-YOUNG KIM has been promoted to artistic director.
The Raleigh-based North Carolina Symphony Society has named DON DAVIS chair.
YANIV DINUR has been appointed assistant conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has named RANDY ELLIOT artistic administrator.
JULIANNE FISH has been named vice president and chief operating officer at the Columbus (Ohio)
Symphony Orchestra.
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has appointed JEREMY FRIEDLAND major gift officer.
At the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, ADRIAN FUNG has been named to the newly created post of vice
president, innovation.
MIRGA GRAZINYTE-TYLA has been promoted to associate conductor at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Three musician appointments have been announced by the Charleston (S.C.) Symphony: ZAC HAMMOND, principal oboe; ANTONIO MARTI, principal trumpet; and JOSHUA BAKER, principal bassoon.
SCOTT HARRISON has been named executive director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.
Arts Consulting Group has appointed RONDA HELTON associate vice president, based in the firm’s Nashville office.
EMILY HINDES has been named operations manager at the Georgia Symphony Orchestra in Marietta, Ga.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has appointed STEFÁN RAGNAR HÖSKULDSSON principal flute,
effective May 30, 2016. ERINA YASHIMA begins in February as the CSO’s Sir Georg Solti Conducting
Apprentice.
Spartanburg (S.C.) Philharmonic Music Director SARAH IOANNIDES will step down from that post at
the end of the 2016-17 season.
ALISON JOHNSTON has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Phoenix
Symphony.
The Rochester (N.Y.) Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed AHRIM KIM principal cello.
DENNIS KIM has been named concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
New Jersey’s Livingston Symphony Orchestra has appointed ANTHONY LaGRUTH music director.
Th e Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has named VINCE LEE associate conductor, and AUSTIN HUNTINGTON principal cello.
JULIE ANN LINK has been appointed principal bassoon in the Midland-Odessa (Tex.) Symphony.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has appointed DANIELLE MANLEY director of advancement for
institutional support.
DEVIN McGRANAHAN has been elected chair of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees to succeed RICHARD P. SIMMONS, who had held the post since 1989.
Connecticut’s Stamford Symphony has announced the election of ALAN McINTYRE as board chair.
THOMAS J. McKINNEY has been named vice president of development at the Tucson Symphony
Orchestra.
The Savannah (Ga.) Philharmonic has appointed CHRISTOPHER MERKLE director of artistic operations.
At the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, WES NEEDHAM has been elected board president, and LeANNE
ANKLAN promoted to general manager.
CAROLYN NISHON has been promoted to executive director at the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra.
At the Fort Worth (Tex.) Symphony Orchestra, MOLLY NORCROSS has been named principal horn, and KEITH WILLIAMS principal percussion.
The New Philharmonia Orchestra (Newton, Mass.) has appointed FRANCISCO NOYA conductor and artistic advisor.
PATRICK J. NUGENT has been appointed executive director and chief development officer at the
Annapolis (Md.) Symphony Orchestra.
Two appointments have been announced at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach: MAUREEN
O’BRIEN, senior vice president for development; and JT KANE, director of visiting faculty and orchestra
manager.
REBECCA OWEN has been named vice president of development at the Fort Worth (Tex.) Symphony
Orchestra.
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has announced the appointment of JORDAN PAL as RBC Affiliate
Composer.
The Fort Wayne (Ind.) Philharmonic has appointed JAMES W. PALERMO managing director.
VINAY PARAMESWARAN has been promoted to associate conductor at the Nashville Symphony.
Southern California’s New West Symphony has named ALYSSA PARK concertmaster.
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Australia has announced the appointment of ALONDRA DE LA PARRA as music director, effective in 2017.
JOSEPH PETERS has been named principal oboe in the Minnesota Orchestra.
Georgia’s Symphony Orchestra Augusta has appointed CARRA PURVIS director of development.
The Frederick (Md.) Symphony Orchestra has named GLENN QUADER music director.
AGNIESZKA RAKHMATULLAEV has been appointed executive director of the South Bend (Ind.) Symphony Orchestra.
The Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York City has named JAMES ROE president and executive director.
VANESSA ROSE has been appointed executive director of the International Contemporary Ensemble.
Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra has named PETER RUBARDT music director.
At the Springfield (Mass.) Symphony Orchestra, PETER T. SALERNO has been appointed executive director, and SUSAN BEAUDRY director of development.
CHRISTIAN SCHÖRNICH has been named chief operating officer of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
The Kansas City (Mo.) Symphony has announced the appointment of JASON SEBER as assistant conductor, effective next season.
San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra has appointed ELIZABETH SHRIBMAN general manager, NOELLE MOSS director of development, and DIANNE PROVENZANO director of marketing
and communications.
The Nashville Symphony has named GABRIELLA SMITH fellow for its Composer Lab and Workshop.
DAVID SNEAD has been named president and CEO of Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society.
The San Francisco Symphony has appointed MATTHEW SPIVEY director of artistic planning.
MARI-ANN TASHJIAN SULLIVAN has been appointed director of development at the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and Music School in Providence.
Canada’s Vancouver Symphony Orchestra has appointed KELLY TWEEDDALE president.
The Florida Orchestra, based in the Tampa Bay area, has named JOHN T. UPTON principal oboe.
ROLAND VALLIERE has been appointed president and CEO of the Cape Symphony and Conservatory, based in Hyannis, Mass.
The Oregon Symphony has named
STEVE WENIG vice president and general manager, and ELLEN BUSSING vice president for development.
The Board of Directors of California’s Santa Rosa Symphony has elected SARA WOODFIELD president.
ERIC WYRICK, a violinist in New York City’s Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, has been named artistic coordinator of the self-governing ensemble.
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra has appointed XIAN ZHANG music director, effective in September
2016
