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Arild Remmereit
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Remmereit leaves chamber orchestra post
Conductor Arild Remmereit, who was to become music director of the Rochester Chamber Orchestra next season, has withdrawn from that commitment. He has also canceled his remaining appearance conducting the RCO this season, on October 27. The RCO’s longtime music director and founder, David Fetler, will lead that concert. RCO board president Tom Paul said […]
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Remmereit named new Rochester Chamber Orchestra artistic director
Arild Remmereit, former music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, has been named artistic director of the Rochester Chamber Orchestra. This follows a February benefit concert for the RCO led by Remmereit after his split with the RPO in late 2012. The 2013-14 season for the RCO will be the last for founder, music director, […]
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The next act for the RPO
The two sides in the Rochester Philharmonic fight will likely be back in court soon. At first blush, a court ruling on Monday seemed to be a clear win for the RPO board: State Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Fisher basically tossed out requests from a group of dissident RPO members. Upset that the board fired […]
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RPO drama #2
The attorney for dissidents upset over the firing of Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra music director Arild Remmereit are preparing to head back to court after a ruling on Monday that sided with the RPO board. | Attorney Eileen Buholtz said Tuesday morning that she’s preparing a new filing, asking the court to void the RPO’s annual […]
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RPO drama #2
The attorney for dissidents upset over the firing of Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra music director Arild Remmereit are preparing to head back to court after a ruling on Monday that sided with the RPO board. Attorney Eileen Buholtz said Tuesday morning that she’s preparing a new filing, asking the court to void the RPO’s annual […]
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ARTS: Remmereit to conduct Rochester Chamber Orchestra
The group identifying itself as RPO Community Supporters announced today that Arild Remmereit, the recently fired music director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, will be conducting a benefit concert for the Rochester Chamber Orchestra on Sunday, February 24. The group also noted in its press release that Remmereit will be guest conducting at the Buffalo […]
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RPO board chair: organization has ‘tried to take the high ground’
Between the balance sheet, the newspaper headlines, and the crowded hall at the Eastman Theatre last night, it’s painfully obvious that the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is experiencing a turbulent time. RPO members who attended Wednesday’s annual meeting to either support or challenge the board’s controversial decision to end Music Director Arild Remmereit’s contract early, were […]
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RPO elects board members
This is a corrected version of this story. UPDATE (Jan. 23, 8:20 p.m.): The RPO elected eight members to its board of directors during its annual meeting Wednesday night. All of the members were backed by the RPO board. Write-in votes for alternate candidates were apparently received, but not counted. The meeting was testy at […]
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Lawsuit could halt today’s RPO board meeting
Attorney Eileen Buholtz has filed a lawsuit against the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s board. And her filings include a request for a temporary restraining order which, if granted, would postpone today’s annual meeting of the board. The case has been assigned to State Supreme Court Justice Kenneth Fisher. Buholtz says she expects to have a phone […]
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After the storm: the RPO’s future
As everyone interested in the RPO knows by now, the orchestra community has been torn by conflict centering on Arild Remmereit, a conflict that has exploded since the board terminated his contract in November (a decision I continue to agree with). Remmereit supporters blame the board – particularly board president Betsy Rice – and the […]
