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Pacific picks UK music director

Pacific picks UK music director

The Pacific Symphony has chosen Alexander Shelley to succeed Carl St Clair as music director, starting in the 2026-27 season. St Clair has led the orchestra for 35 years.

Shelley, 45, is presently music director at Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (ending 2026) and at Artis—Naples in Florida.

London born, he is the son of the conductor Howard Shelley and the late pianist Hilary Macnamara.

The Pacific Symphony is resident orchestra of Orange County’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

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