Chicago Classical Music

This is a pretty momentous week for the Chicago Sinfonietta.  For the first time since its founding by Paul Freeman in 1987, this orchestra has conducted a search for, and selection of a new Music Director.  We couldn’t be more excited about welcoming Maestra Mei-Ann Chen to our organization and introducing her to Chicago.

The search began over two years ago when Maestro Freeman let us know that he would step down after the 2010-2011 Season.  The board appointed a Transition Committee to oversee the process.  We soon had created a Music Director profile and began identifying candidates who we felt best reflected the attributes outlined in that document.  The committee, with great assistance from our search consultant identified over 25 candidates from all over the world.