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Trailblazing conductor steps down
The UK-raised conductor Sarah Ioannides has decided to leave Symphony Tacoma, in Washington state, after 12 years in charge. She will depart next year. Ioannides, 52, was previously music director of the El Paso Symphony […]
There is nothing more stressful, demoralizing, and soul-sucking than an orchestral audition
Dear Alma, I flew to Europe for a concertmaster audition at a major international orchestra. Half a dozen of us waited our turn. To my astonishment, two were called forward and left. We were told […]
Handel’s Alexander’s Feast at the Proms
Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75 (1742 version) Librettist: John Dryden Performers: Hilary Cronin (soprano) – Hugh Cutting (counter-tenor) – Stuart Jackson (tenor) Conductor – Peter Whelan; Irish Baroque Chorus & Orchestra Royal Albert Hall, London, 30 […]
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