March 8, 2008 by John Ericson
Archived under: General
Good News for Christie and Kovach
I found a dead link to the Phoenix Symphony website this morning in my site and in checking that out noted a big news item, that maestro Michael Christie’s contract has been extended to 2015. This is big news I do wish him and the orchestra the very best in this new era.
The other news item from a few weeks ago is I understand that Phoenix Symphony Principal Horn Gabriel Kovach received tenure in the orchestra. He sounds great and I look forward to working with him more in the future.
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