The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music have selected five musicians for the next class of CSO/CCM Diversity Fellows: LUIS CELIS AVILA (double bass), TYLER McKISSON (viola), LUIS PARRA (cello), SAMANTHA POWELL (cello), and MWAKUDUA KUO SAN “DUA” WANGURE (violin).
The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra has named WILLIAM BANFIELD to a three-year composer residency, which began in July 2021.
ANNE BERQUIST has been selected as the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s executive director.
KARIN BROOKES, Early Music America’s executive director since 2017, has been appointed administrative director of the Historical Performance program at the Juilliard School in New York City.
GABRIEL BRUCE has been chosen as conductor and director of the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra.
The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra in Sioux Falls has appointed TIMOTHY J. CAMPBELL as director of the South Dakota Symphony Chorus.
Indiana’s Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed CHUN-MING (JIMMY) CHEN as conductor of the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.
ANTOINE T. CLARK is the Wheeling (WV) Symphony Orchestra’s assistant conductor. Clark will retain his posts as music director of the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra–Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ohio Wesleyan University Chamber Orchestra.
Philadelphia Orchestra Acting Associate Principal Bass JOSPEH CONYERS has added a post as director of the Young Artists Orchestra program at Boston University.
North Carolina’s Charlotte Symphony has named ANNE MARIE FORBES as vice president of development.
Violinist HILARY HAHN has been selected as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s inaugural artist in residence, for the 2021-22 season.
South Carolina’s Spoleto Festival USA has appointed MENA MARK HANNA as general director.
The East Texas Symphony Orchestra has named ROBIN HAMPTON executive director. D.M. EDWARDS is the orchestra’s new board chair.
CHRISTOPHER HARRINGTON has been selected as president and CEO of the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, Minnesota. Harrington held a variety of leadership roles at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra since 2012.
The Amarillo Symphony has appointed DAVID HYSLOP as interim executive director.
MELANIE M. KALNINS has joined Artis—Naples, the Florida-based parent organization of the Naples Philharmonic and the Baker Museum, as vice president of marketing and patron engagement.
The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia has promoted ANDREW LANE to the newly created position of vice president, touring and artist management. Lane previously oversaw Curtis on Tour and the launch of Curtis’s artist management initiative.
MATTHEW LODEN is now dean of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, after serving as CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
The Greensboro Symphony Orchestra in North Carolina has named HEATHER LOFDAHL as music director of the Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra.
DOMINIQUE LUECKE has been hired as executive director of the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra in Wisconsin.
The Wichita Falls Youth Symphony Orchestra in Texas has selected MATTHEW D. LUTTRELL as music director.
Florida’s Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra has elected MELODY LYNCH as its new board president.
Pennsylvania’s Lancaster Symphony Orchestra has named SARA MALE, who has played cello in the orchestra for a decade, as board chair.
JESSICA MOREL has been appointed music director of the Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra.
The American Pianists Association has selected PETER MRAZ as president and CEO.
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, the parent organization of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton Ballet, and Dayton Opera, has appointed PATRICK J. NUGENT as president and CEO.
EMER OLIVAREZ has joined the Southwest Florida Symphony in Fort Myers as grants and communications manager.
The Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed SARA PARKINSON as executive director.
The Alabama Symphony Orchestra has selected MARK PATRICK as executive director.
DAWN POSEY has been chosen as the Bellingham (WA) Symphony Orchestra’s new concertmaster.
Louisiana Philharmonic Music Director CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO has added the post of artistic adviser of the North Carolina Symphony, while the Raleigh-based orchestra seeks a permanent music director.
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, located in Winston-Salem, has appointed SAXTON ROSE as dean of the School of Music.
EMMA SCHERER has joined the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Chorus as executive director.
Michigan’s Grand Rapids Symphony has announced the one-year appointment of YANIV SEGAL as conductor of the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony.
Canada’s Calgary Philharmonic has selected MARC STEVENS as CEO and president; Stevens previously was general director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra.
The Waterbury Symphony Orchestra in Connecticut has appointed HEIDI STUBNER as executive director.
SHANTA THAKE has been named chief artistic officer at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York.
Illinois’ Elgin Symphony Orchestra has appointed MARC THAYER as its chief executive officer; he was previously Symphony New Hampshire’s executive director.
BRAMWELL TOVEY has been named music director of Florida’s Sarasota Orchestra. He will retain his posts as principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra and artistic advisor at the Rhode Island Philharmonic.
The Houston Symphony has announced Juraj Valčuha as its next music director..
THOMAS WILKINS is the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s inaugural principal guest conductor. He retains his conducting posts at the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra; he stepped down in June as the Omaha Symphony’s music director.
KATIE WYATT, co-founder of Kidznotes, the North Carolina-based orchestra-training program for youth, has been named executive director of Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
