For the first time since it was organized in 1989, the Colorado Symphony is beginning a new concert season with a budget surplus, $1.7 million in cash in the bank and substantial financial commitments toward a goal of creating a $50 million permanent endowment.

Brett Mitchell, Associate Conductor at the Cleveland Orchestra, has been named music director of the Colorado Symphony from next season.

Brett Mitchell, the current associate conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, has been named as the new music director for the Colorado Symphony's upcoming season. The new appointment was announced on Monday in a published press release from the Colorado Symphony.

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.

The Colorado Symphony has today announced the appointment of American conductor, Brett Mitchell as their new Music Director.