The Oregon Symphony has just told us that CEO Isaac Thompson will be leaving to become president of his hometown orchestra in Minnesota. He starts there in October. Oregon will be run by an interim CEO, board member Paul Snyder.
Thompson has been in Oregon just two years.
Minnesota has been struggling with heavy deficits. Its last prez fled to the Dallas Symphony.
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Sad message from Ensemble Klang: We’re devastated by the sudden loss of our dear, dear friend, magnificent colleague, saxophonist extraordinaire Erik-Jan de With. Words can’t fill this unexpected void. We’ve had more than 20 years […]
The composer Michio Mamiya, winner of a grand prix at the 1974 Salzburg Festival with his opera Narukami, has died at the age of 95. He was most widely known for composing anime cartoon films. […]
The former music director of Trinity Church Wall Street has been charged in Indianapolis with 10 counts of Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material (Level 5 Felony) and Possession of Cocaine (Level 4). WIBC reports: […]
