Maybe it’s a bit of a late bloomer, but the Colorado Symphony has finally ended a fiscal year with a real budget surplus. Not only does it have $1.7 million in the bank, but it has accumulated a number of commitments toward a permanent endowment, the goal of which is $50 million. 

Nothing underscores the Colorado Symphony Orchestra’s current approach to the business of making music more clearly than the appointment of Brett Mitchell as its new music director.

Succeeding Andrew Litton as music director of the Colorado Symphony will be Brett Mitchell, associate conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra and music director of its youth orchestra. (Subscription Required)

No longer is Brett Mitchell's musical future uncertain. Now it's clear exactly where the associate conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra is headed: to the podium of the Colorado Symphony.

Exciting news for classical music fans in Colorado this morning: The Colorado Symphony today revealed the name of its next music director.