Symphony audiences can still enjoy guest directors this seasonwhile a search to fill the joint position of the Muncie and BallState Symphony director continues.
Musicians from around the world will join each of the eightguest conductors.
On Saturday, Patrick Flynn, director of California's InlandEmpire Philharmonic, will act as guest conductor. Flynn haspreviously held a conductor's position with the English NationalBallet. Joining Flynn will be pianist Christopher Taylor.
Vocalist Dianne Reeves will show off her jazz styles on Oct. 11.Reeves won a Grammy Award for "Best Female Jazz Vocalist" in2001.
Guest-visiting around the world.conductor Murray Gross, formerdirector for Michigan's West Shore Symphony, will join harpistElizabeth Richter on Nov. 16. Richter is a professor of harp atBall State and has served as the Muncie Symphony Orchestra'sprinciple harpist since 1982.
James Buswell will serve dual positions as guest conductor andguest violinist on Jan. 24. Buswell debuted at age 7 in a solo withthe New York Philharmonic. He plays a Leveque Stradivarius of1720.
Kirk Trevor's international experience as a guest conductor willcombine with the accomplishments of 16-year-old violinist ChloeTrevor. The two will perform on Feb. 22.
Guest-conductor Nobuyoshi Yasuda of Japan will team up withcellist Mihai Tetel of Romania on March 28. Tetel is an associateprofessor of cello at Ball State.
On April 24, pianist Jose Feghali will perform under thedirection of guest-conductor Tomasz Golka.
Previous-director Leonard Atherton, a tenured faculty at BallState, retired after serving 54 seasons with the orchestra.
The Muncie Symphony Orchestra is currently working on appointinga search committee to find a new director, executive directorSandra Kelly said.
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