Monthly Archives: May 2017

Bag Policy Forces Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Bass Hall Conductor – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

A social media post by the conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra on Sunday angered the North Texas arts community after he was kept away from Bass Performance Hall during the representation of his daughter. Miguel Harth-Bedoya posted a video about his professional Facebook page standing outside the front …

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Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conductor kicked out of concert hall for carrying his daughter’s violin case | Item

Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in Texas, described being forced out of his own concert hall by security guards because he was wearing his daughter’s violin case . The conductor posted a video on his Facebook page following the incident at Bass Hall, which took place …

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Knoxville Symphony Orchestra music director Aram Demirjian lands in his place

At no point in his life before applying for the job, Aram Demirjian probably imagined himself as artistic director of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. “I never ended up being where I thought I was, but I ended up being where I was supposed to be,” Demirjian says over coffee at …

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Former Springfield Symphony Orchestra music director Robert Gutter has died aged 79

vintage fourth 2.jpg Maestro Robert Gutter, musical director of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra from 1970 to 1986, conducted the SSO during the July 4 celebrations at Symphony Hall in Springfield in 1981. (The Republican archive photo) Robert Gutter, conductor and former musical director of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, died suddenly …

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Cincy’s conductor bows out

CINCINNATI – Gerry Doan shaped and refined the Cincinnati Community Orchestra for 35 years. But the orchestra’s beloved conductor will retire after one final show on Saturday. The orchestra’s free performances made classical music accessible in Greater Cincinnati, and Doan has been its guiding force. “It wasn’t that good when …

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