Joining the discussions surrounding the Take a Friend to Orchestra program in May is none other than William Eddins, the newly appointed music director for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Bill is a rising start in the world of conducting, and he has a sincerely unique outlook on the future of classical music.
There have been numerous articles in the media throughout the U.S. and Canada about Bill in recent months; just do a quick Google search to dig them up. Bill’s participation not only brings the program a point of view from a conductor and soloist, but also brings our neighbors to the north into the initiative.
There's an entertaining and thought-provoking article in the 1/7/2017 edition of The New Yorker by Kirk J. Rudell that provides an exclusive broadcast of…