Tony Woodcock became president of the New England Conservatory in Boston in June 2007. Trained as a violinist, he is an arts manager who became widely respected for revitalizing the financial performance and artistic leadership of symphony orchestras in England and the United States. Before coming to the US, he held senior positions with the City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox Singers, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
He played a significant role in planning the 150th anniversary and commissioned Paul McCartney to write his firstever classical piece, "The Liverpool Oratorio." In 1998, he became director of the Oregon Symphony, and, in 2003, served as president of the Minnesota Orchestra. He studied music at University College in Cardiff.
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Anthony Woodcock
Tony Woodcock became president of the New England Conservatory in Boston in June 2007. Trained as a violinist, he is an arts manager who became widely respected for revitalizing the financial performance and artistic leadership of symphony orchestras in England and the United States. Before coming to the US, he held senior positions with the City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox Singers, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
He played a significant role in planning the 150th anniversary and commissioned Paul McCartney to write his firstever classical piece, "The Liverpool Oratorio." In 1998, he became director of the Oregon Symphony, and, in 2003, served as president of the Minnesota Orchestra. He studied music at University College in Cardiff.
Art concerned with combining vocal or instrumental sounds for beauty of form or emotional expression, usually according to cultural standards of rhythm, melody, and, in most Western music, harmony. Music most often implies sounds with distinct pitches that are arranged into melodies and organized into patterns of rhythm and metre. The melody will usually be in a certain key or mode, and in Western music it will often suggest harmony that may be made explicit as accompanying chords or counterpoint. Music is an art that, in one guise or another, permeates every human society. It is used for such varied social purposes as ritual, worship, coordination of movement, communication, and entertainment.