Diane Wittry, Norwalk Symphony's music director and conductor, will not renew her contract when it expires in June. At that time, she will be ending her eight-year career with the symphony.
"With all my other commitments, I have a lot of things going on," Wittry said. "It seemed like the right thing to do. I'll really miss all of the players and the community. There's so many wonderful people there. I hope it will continue to play many great concerts."
Wittry has already begun working at her new job as artistic director of the International Cultural Exchange Program for Classical Musicians. Her first order of business for the new venture is to work with the Sarajevo Philharmonic in Bosnia, where she will conduct concerts of American music.
Wittry's final events with the Norwalk Symphony included a Latin-flavored concert and gala on May 14 and an upcoming national conducting seminar in June. The latter is expected to bring musicians from across the country to work with the conductors at the Norwalk Symphony. Wittry said the event has been so popular that they have added a second level to the seminar to accommodate more people.
The symphony's production of "Romeo and Juliet" last year, a George Gershwin-inspired concert that sold out, and a semi-staged version of Grieg's "Peer Gynt" that featured actors, dancers and a chorus, stand out as the highlights of her time at the Norwalk Symphony, Wittry said.
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