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Robert Moody Named Music Director of Baltimore Chamber Orchestra
The Baltimore Chamber Orchestra (BCO) has named Robert Moody as music director, beginning a three-year contract in the 2024-25 season. He will be only the third music director in the orchestra’s 40-year history. Moody is currently in his eighteenth season as music director for Arizona Musicfest and his ninth season as music director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. In 2022 he was named principal conductor for Lakeland Opera (FL). Prior positions have included music director of the Portland Symphony (ME) and the Winston-Salem Symphony (NC). Earlier in his career, he held conducting positions with the Phoenix Symphony, Evansville Philharmonic, Santa Fe Opera, Brevard Music Center, Interschool Orchestras of New York City, and apprenticed at Landestheater Opera in Linz, Austria. Some of his 2024-25 season debuts include the Kansas City Symphony, Tulsa Opera with Renée Fleming, the Tampere Philharmonic in Finland, and Timisoara Philharmonic in Rumania. Moody has led orchestras and opera companies including the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, Dallas and Houston symphonies, Minnesota Orchestra, Washington National Opera, the Aachen and Baden Baden orchestras in Germany, Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogotá (Colombia), and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Austria). A South Carolina native, Moody holds degrees from Furman University and the Eastman School of Music.
Café Hon to be replaced by ‘The Duchess,’ a Western Pacific-inspired restaurant planned by Foreman Wolf
The space formerly occupied by Café Hon will reopen as “The Duchess,” a Western Pacific-inspired restaurant planned by the Foreman Wolf restaurant group led by Tony Foreman and Cindy Wolf. Foreman Wolf announced on Monday that The Duchess will be “an authentically-styled English pub that will feature...
Baltimore archdiocese bankruptcy nears critical mediation phase following last-minute deal with insurers
The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s bankruptcy case moved closer to the critical mediation phase Monday, as attorneys for the Catholic church, its insurance carriers and a committee of sex abuse survivors reached a tentative agreement on the terms for upcoming negotiations. The agreement is tentative because the lawyers still need their clients’ approval for a last-minute detail hashed out in the ...
Miss HBCU Teen, Little Miss HBCU pageants inspire girls of color to attend college
Girls who won a brand new pageant are setting their sights on college. As Ryann Garcia, Laila Lowery, and Mckenzey Jones walk around Morgan State University's campus, they dream about what it will be like to one day be a student at one of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
From West Baltimore to Riyadh, Khalid Al-Motaery ’23 makes his mark
Working on Saudi Arabia’s ambitious and transformational development plan, Al-Motaery hopes to make a difference. Uplifted by his participation in a Lafayette-sponsored economic and cultural revitalization project in West Baltimore, Khalid Al-Motaery ’23 has landed a career in his home country, working with the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s influential sovereign wealth fund.
Dispute Over Money Owed Leads to Fall Muder Trial
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland scheduled July 22 a man, who is accused of killing another man over money, for trial later this year. Michael Atkinson, 50, is charged with first-degree murder and possession...
Baltimore-based organization provides mental health emergency funds and first aid training
The idea for the Mental Health Emergency Fund Inc. came to Jessica Smith as she was navigating her own mental health struggles. “I have anxiety and panic disorder, and so I knew that I needed a team of care providers to rally around me when I was going through a crisis time in my life,” she said. “When I was able to get through that hump, I decided that I wanted to create an organization to help others.”
Baltimore Police’s misconduct investigations still take too long, but quality is improving, monitor team says
The Baltimore Police Department has “markedly” improved the quality of its misconduct investigations, the consent decree monitoring team said in a new evaluation, but still has work to do to reach compliance in that area. The monitoring team graded the quality of the department’s misconduct investigations, finding 72% to be of very good or excellent quality, compared with 23% six years ago. ...
Theatre Review: ‘Jersey Boys’ at Toby’s Dinner Theatre
“Jersey Boys” is the mega-hit musical that tells the story of one of the most successful rock groups of the 60s, Frankie Valli and the Four Season. They went head to head with the Beatles with hit after hit— “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Walk Like A Man,” to name just a few. Their songs are as ubiquitous as ever—two commercials can currently be seen featuring Four Seasons songs. Valli is still—as prophetically cited in this 2005 musical—on the road performing at 90.
The popular OrchKids program continues to expand its reach to introduce music to Baltimore youth
A Baltimore Symphony Orchestra program continues to expand its reach to give Baltimore Youth access to critical musical programming. Founded in 2008, OrchKids has been a transformative force in music education in Baltimore in partnership with the Baltimore City Public School System. “The first thing on the chopping block- right?...
In Baltimore, teens more likely to be charged as adults than in the past
Baltimore City law enforcement officials are arresting fewer juveniles than they were a few years ago, but charging a greater portion of them as adults. Data from the Baltimore Police Department and analyzed by the Sentencing Project shows that on average from 2021 through the first five months of 2024, roughly 25-30% of juveniles arrested were charged as adults. By comparison, about 12% — half that rate — were charged as adults in 2018 and 2019.
Eva Cassidy Album Featuring Previously Unreleased Recordings Coming in September
Since her untimely passing in 1996 from melanoma at the age of 33, singer Eva Cassidy has earned critical acclaim and an international following for her interpretive skills, selling some 12 million records in the process. WALKIN' AFTER MIDNIGHT, a new collection comprised of 12 never-before-released live tracks, showcases her versatile voice and sometimes familiar repertoire in a whole new light.
Baltimore police identify three recent homicide victims, including 14-year-old boy
BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — Baltimore police have identified three recent homicide victims that were killed in the City, including a 14-year-old boy. Jasper Davis (B/M, D.O.B. 05/11/2010) was killed on July 21, 2024, in the 2300 block of Liberty Heights Avenue. Ely Williams-Harr (B/M, D.O.B. 05/07/1997) was shot on...
Baltimore Orioles player of the week: Tony tears it up in Texas
The second half of the season is underway and Baltimore Orioles all-star slugger Anthony Santander picked up right where he left off. After earning his second player of the week award heading into the all-star break, Santander becomes the first to win the award on back-to-back weeks. Not only did he help the Orioles take two out of three from the defending champion Texas Rangers, but he helped the American League get back into the winners column in the all-star game.
Man Shot While Walking on Harman Avenue
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On July 19, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Southern District patrol officers responded to an area hospital for a report of a walk-in shooting victim. Once there, Baltimore Police Department officers located an 18-year-old male suffering from apparent...
New Md. grant program invites applications from small businesses
A new grant program launched in Frederick, Maryland, aims to support minority and women-owned small businesses. “The program is designed to support and empower,” said Shana Knight, community engagement specialist with the city of Frederick. “The thought process behind it is that the No. 1 issue for minority and...
Dolphins Hosts 42-Sack Free Agent, Ravens May Be Favorites
The Miami Dolphins host 42-sack free agent Emmanuel Ogbah but the Baltimore Ravens may be favorites this upcoming season for him. According to a report, the Dolphins are looking to find a replacement at the edge rushing position where they’re bringing in Ogbah for a visit this week in light of Shaquil Barrett‘s retirement. He may be the best available pass rusher for a team that needs to excel at the stop-gap option for the Dolphins. Miami doesn’t have any other options on hand since Jaelan Phillips, Bradley Chubb and Cameron Goode have all been on the PUP list since last week.
Frederick County hosting Back to School vaccination clinics
FREDERICK, Md. (DC News Now) — The Frederick County Health Department (FCHD) will be hosting Back to School vaccination clinics next month. The clinics will be open from Aug. 6 to Sept. 11 for children who do not have health insurance, or children who have health insurance that does not cover the cost of vaccines […]
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