{"id":54152,"date":"2018-05-23T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T20:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=54152"},"modified":"2018-05-23T16:22:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T20:22:40","slug":"the-scoop-tafelmusik-says-a-heartfelt-goodbye-to-william-norris-as-managing-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2018\/05\/23\/the-scoop-tafelmusik-says-a-heartfelt-goodbye-to-william-norris-as-managing-director\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Tafelmusik Says A Heartfelt Goodbye To William Norris"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“We are extremely grateful to William for his dedication and leadership and wish him the very best in his new endeavour,\u201d said Tafelmusik\u00a0board Chair Helen Polatajko. (Photo: Joe Plommer)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tafelmusik Board Chair Helen Polatajko has announced today that William Norris<\/a> will resign\u00a0from his role after\u00a0three years as Managing Director effective July 4, 2018.<\/p>\n

Norris, 40, joined Tafelmusik<\/a> in the fall of 2015 to replace\u00a0Tricia Baldwin<\/a>, who left after to become director of the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen\u2019s University<\/p>\n

During his tenure with Tafelmusik, Norris helped secure violinist Elisa Citterio as Music Director, established new audience development initiatives, including Haus Musik\u00a0which\u00a0aimed to attract younger audiences to the genre, secured concerts at Luminato\u2019s Hearn Generating Station, created a new Close Encounters chamber series, and introduced pre-concert chats.<\/p>\n

In a statement to Ludwig Van, Norris stated that the reason for his departure was a personal one.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be close to my family, and in particular my parents. So I\u2019m moving back to London where I\u2019ll be just an hour away from them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Norris said he plans to move on to a freelance orchestral management career, and confirmed one of his first clients will be managing the award-winning English period ensemble, Arcangelo, headed by cellist Jonathan Cohen.<\/p>\n

He described leaving Tafelmusik on a high note as “bittersweet”, but was resolved that the “orchestra will go from strength…” He thanked Tafelmusik staff, the orchestra and choir musicians, and the leadership of\u00a0the board, including Chair Helen Polatajko.<\/p>\n

Tafelmusik is currently forming a new search committee to begin the process of appointing Tafelmusik\u2019s next Managing Director.<\/p>\n

We wish him well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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