Ben Cadwallader (Photo – laco.org)
Ben Cadwallade has been named Executive Director of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO).
LACO Board Chair Leslie Lassiter announced the news today:
The search committee was highly impressed by the variety of Ben’s experience working in both administrative and production areas as well as developing novel educational programs in cities ranging from Los Angeles to New York.
A devoted and optimistic advocate for the vibrant future of live classical music, Cadwallader will work closely with Music Director Jaime Martín and will oversee all aspects of the Orchestra’s strategic planning and operations, providing administrative oversight and collaborating with the Board of Directors to optimize LACO’s fiscal growth.
Cadwallader said:
I’ve been captivated by the pure beam of effervescent and profoundly charismatic musical brilliance that is Jaime Martín, with whom I share a passion for inclusion, education and innovation. Working in partnership with him and LACO’s stellar artists to bring their vision for the Orchestra to life will be a joy personally and professionally.
While I’m genuinely saddened to close my chapter in Vermont, the remarkable people affiliated with LACO have welcomed me with open arms, and I’m excited to get to work there.
Ben Cadwallader
Ben Cadwallader has served as Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) Executive Director since 2015. His extensive bicoastal experience also includes leadership positions with Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he served as Education Programs Manager from 2012 to 2015, the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio and the East Coast Chamber Orchestra. At the L.A. Phil, he managed the unique Composer Fellowship Program and worked with sought-after, contemporary composers long associated with LACO, including Andrew Norman, Sarah Gibson and Christopher Rountree. As a mark of Cadwallader’s track record for making significant contributions to his orchestra and to the classical music field as a whole, he was one of nine arts administrators from across the country selected in 2017 by the League of American Orchestras for its prestigious Emerging Leaders Program.
Cadwallader will assume his post on March 9, 2020.
Source: LACO
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