SHRUTI ADHAR has been named executive director of The Knights, an orchestral collective based in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The Louisville (Ky.) Orchestra has appointed LESLIE ANTONIEL director of development.
STEFANA ATLAS has joined Columbia Artists Management as an artist manager and senior vice president.
At the Cape Symphony (Hyannis, Mass.), ROBERT J. BARKER has been elected chair of the Board of Trustees.
Florida’s Orlando Philharmonic has named CHRISTOPHER BARTON executive director.
The New York Philharmonic has appointed MICHAEL BECKERMAN Leonard Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence for 2016-17.
JAMES BLACHLY has been appointed music director of the Johnstown (Pa.) Symphony Orchestra.
The Fort Worth (Tex.) Symphony Orchestra has appointed DANIEL BLACK associate conductor.
At the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Symphony, ART BLOOM has been named chief operating officer, KENT WALLACE-MEGGS chief philanthropy officer, and E. ANDREAS NASSER resource coordinator.
California’s Marin Symphony has appointed TOD BRODY executive director.
PATRICK CHAMBERLAIN has been appointed director of artistic planning at the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
Music Publisher Boosey & Hawkes has named CAROL ANN CHEUNG manager of marketing and public relations.
WESLEY COLLINS has been named principal viola in the Cleveland Orchestra; he succeeds ROBERT VERNON, who has retired from the post following a 40-year tenure.
North Carolina’s Greensboro Symphony Orchestra has appointed DANIEL CRUPI to the newly created post of chief operating officer.
The San Francisco Symphony has named DEREK DEAN chief operating officer. ROBIN FREEMAN has been named director of public relations.
ARAM DEMIRJIAN has been appointed music director of the Knoxville (Tenn.) Symphony Orchestra.
At the Wichita (Kans.) Symphony Orchestra, NICOLE C. DIBBEN has been named director of development and ELLEN JOHNSON MOSLEY coordinator of education.
The Annapolis (Md.) Symphony Orchestra has appointed ROBERT DiLUTIS principal clarinet.
ZAC EVANS has been named education and outreach coordinator at the Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra.
Michigan’s Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestra has named FOUAD FAKHOURI music director.
New York City’s InterSchool Orchestras of New York has appointed KAREN GEER executive director.
The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra has named KEVIN GIFFORD development director.
GARY HANSON has been appointed interim CEO at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
The Lexington (Ky.) Philharmonic has named TRISH ROBERTS HATLER advancement manager, SARAH THRALL general and personnel manager, VINCE DOMINGUEZ marketing and communications manager, and JOHN THOMPSON marketing and development associate manager.
WILLIAM D. HESS has been elected president of the New Orleans-based Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. He succeeds HUGH W. LONG, who was elected a life trustee of the orchestra after fifteen years as president.
The American Youth Symphony in Los Angeles has appointed CARLOS IZCARAY music director and JUAN FELIPE MOLANO resident conductor.
Ohio’s Toledo Symphony has named SARA JOBIN resident conductor for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.
JEFFREY KAHANE has been appointed music director of the annual Sarasota Music Festival, a program of Florida’s Sarasota Orchestra.
The Adrian (Mich.) Symphony Orchestra has appointed BRUCE KIESLING music director.
ALEX KLEIN has returned to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as principal oboe following a twelve-year hiatus.
Eastman School of Music and the Rochester-based Gateways Music Festival have named LEE KOONCE to the newly created post of president and artistic director.
The Savannah (Ga.) Philharmonic has appointed MITCHELL KRIEGER executive director.
MEREDITH KIMBALL LAING has been appointed director of communications at the Raleigh-based North Carolina Symphony.
Kentucky’s Paducah Symphony Orchestra has appointed GINA LEEPER development director.
The Charlotte (N.C.) Symphony Orchestra has named CHRISTOPHER JAMES LEES assistant conductor.
GABRIEL LEFKOWITZ has been appointed concertmaster, and JULIA NOONE assistant concertmaster, at the Louisville Orchestra.
Michigan’s Grand Rapids Symphony has appointed MARCELO LEHNINGER music director.
The Flint (Mich.) Institute of Music, parent organization of the Flint Symphony Orchestra and Flint School of Music, has named RODNEY LONTINE president and CEO.
The Association of California Symphony Orchestras has appointed MITCH MENCHACA executive director. He succeeds KRIS SINCLAIR, who held the post for 31 years.
WOJCIECH MILEWSKI has been named music director of the Summerville (S.C.) Orchestra.
The Cleveland Orchestra has appointed ABBY MITCHELL chief development officer.
JESSICA MOREL has been named assistant conductor of the Winston-Salem (N.C.) Symphony.
California’s Pacific Symphony has named JOSEPH MORRIS principal clarinet.
SARA A. MURPHY has been elected board chair at Worcester (Mass.) Youth Orchestras.
The St. Louis Symphony has appointed GEMMA NEW resident conductor.
At the New York Philharmonic, JULII OH has been promoted to vice president, marketing and customer experience.
MARTHA PLACERES has been named youth orchestra conductor at the Topeka Symphony in Kansas.
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra (North Brisbane, Australia) has appointed DAVID PRATT chief executive.
California’s Long Beach Symphony has named ECKART PREU music director, effective with the 2017-18 season.
WILLIAM RHOADS has been appointed executive director of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has named TONYA McBRIDE ROBLES vice president and general manager. RAQUEL WHITING GILMER has been appointed executive director of OrchKids, the BSO’s school-based education program.
ROBERT F. SMITH has been elected chairman of Carnegie Hall.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center has appointed ELIZABETH SOBOL president and CEO, effective October 1, 2016.
The Amarillo (Tex.) Symphony Board of Directors has elected LAURA STREET president.
Chicago’s Grant Park Orchestral Association has appointed FAREINE SUAREZ marketing manager and HILARY MERCER education and community engagement manager.
ZAK VASSAR has been named president and CEO of the Toledo Symphony in Ohio.
The Georgia Symphony Orchestra has named
TIMOTHY VERVILLE music director.
KENSHO WATANABE has been named to a two-year term as assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras has announced the appointment of PHAREZ WHITTED as director of a new jazz orchestra that debuts this fall.
JAN WILSON has been named executive director of the Conductors Guild.
California’s Santa Cruz Symphony has appointed DOROTHY WISE executive director. CORDELIA NEFF has been named director of administration, education and development, and JD de LEON director of marketing and communications.
- SHADE ZAJAC has been named music director of the Genesee Symphony Orchestra in upstate New York.
The Minnesota Orchestra has appointed GABRIEL CAMPOS ZAMORA principal clarinet.
