ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra has chosen native son Ward Stare to be its new music director.
Stare’s appointment, effective Sept. 1, was announced Tuesday at City Hall.
The 31-year-old played trombone in the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at age 11 and went on to study at the Juilliard School in Manhattan.
Stare says the RPO is the first great orchestra he ever heard live.
His four-year appointment comes after an 18-month search following the firing of Arild Remmereit (ah-REELED REHM-ur-ite).
