The Philadelphia Orchestra has appointed a new president and CEO in the promotion of Ryan Fleur, writes Ronald Blum for AP News.
Fleur has been filling in as the interim president since his predecessor Matias Tarnopolsky left the role to lead the New York Philharmonic in January.
He is no stranger to the organization, as he has been working with them since 2012.
In his new permanent role leading the Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, Fleur plans to concentrate on trying to fill seats for the approximately 20 percent of capacity that is not being used on the regular.
“I also want to aggressively make our venues available to both community groups and education groups that might not otherwise realize that these spaces are open to them,” he said. “I want every Philadelphia school student, K (kindergarten) through 12 to walk through our doors at least three times in their formative years, whether it’s coming to a Philadelphia Orchestra open rehearsal or a school concert or to our jazz for freedom program, which connects the history of jazz with the civil rights movement.”
Read more about Ryan Fleur as he embarks on his latest journey leading the Philadelphia Orchestra in AP News.
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