Elysia Conner 307-266-0509, When some conductors plan their farewell concert with an orchestra, they choose a contemporary work that they could not perform otherwise. But the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra conductor and musical director Matthew Savery wanted to go out and have fun with the orchestra and the public. And nothing …

It didn’t start out to be a 30-year-old gig. Jay Dean, music director and symphony conductor at the University of Southern Mississippi, said he expected to stay in Hattiesburg for only a few years before moving on to another job. “The longer I stayed here, the less of a desire …