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LedgerDAVIDSON • WILLIAMSON • SUMNER • CHEATHAM • RUTHERFORD WILSON ROBERTSON • MAURY • DICKSON • MONTGOMERY • KNOX • ANDERSON •BLOUNT •SEVIER | FORMERLY WESTVIEW SINCE 1978 Music director search nearing its coda Two candidate auditions remain in KSO’s quest Stories by Joe Morris begin on page 2 Submitted photograph courtesy of Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Knoxville Symphony Orchestra members Gabriel Lefkowitz, left, and Sean Claire Guerrilla Marketing ...............................5 More inside: Community Calendar ............................6 Find Public Notices Career Corner ..........................................3 Newsmakers ..........................................11 inside & online: News Briefs ..............................................4 Public Notices ........................7-10, 15–22 www.TNLedger.com Crossword.................................................4 Behind the Wheel .................................23 Page 2 www.TNLedger.com/Knoxville MARCH 4 – 10, 2016 e right t for Knoxville Symphony Submitted photograph courtesy of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra By Joe Morris | Correspondent and di erent musical style will o er,” she f the Knoxville Symphony explains. Orchestra’s search for a new music “Most of the nalists are already director were set to music, it would associate conductors in large cities, so we be more molto legato than staccato. know they have their own artistic vision At almost a year, slow and steady has and direction. Whoever is chosen will be I driving that bus, musically speaking, here been the pace, to the bene t of musicians and fans alike. Now, with the end in as he works with our executive director sight, it’s time to re ect on the process. and board, so we want to make sure that “We have spent the entire season it’s a good t for everyone.” auditioning music directors,” says Rachel If all goes as planned, a new music Dellinger, director of communications. director will be chosen in April or May, “After Lucas Richman, our director and he will begin working with the of 12 years, announced that he would symphony in the fall. be stepping down, we formed a search However that plays out, the new committee made up of musicians, as well director and conductor will step in front as representatives from our board and the of an 80-year-old institution that stands community. apart from many of its peers by operating “ ey narrowed a eld of about 150 with a balanced budget for almost a applicants to six, and we have had each decade, and is more than willing to adapt Submitted photo courtesy of the KSO of those gentlemen here for a week to to broaden its appeal, explains Rachel Ford, executive director. KSO members, from left, Gordon Tsai (associate concertmaster), Edward Pulgar (principal second rehearse and perform in concert with violin) and Kathryn Gawne (principal viola). the orchestra. at way, they have really “We’re smaller than other cities, and so been immersed in our orchestra, and we have the ability to spin on a dime in small shows, and audiences are really up or they don’t get it, or they don’t know Knoxville.” many ways,” Ford says of the symphony, close. I loved one quote from a feedback what to wear or when to clap, and so we e new maestro will pick up the baton which has an operating budget of around form, where the audience members address all those issues by expanding in left by Richman, who is concluding his $3.8 million. said you could ‘see the musicians’ nontraditional ways. tenure with Knoxville after more than “We have 24 member musicians and personality.’” “We certainly have the traditional a decade to relocate to Maine and work use them in a lot of di erent ways. We e symphony doesn’t have a symphony concerts that people think of, with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. have the masterworks, chamber, pops and permanent home, but performs its various but we’re going to do a lot of other things Richmond, whose tenure was marked concertmaster series that any orchestra subscription series in the Knoxville Civic so that people attend. We nd once they with growth and acclaim for the will have, but we also do a lot of smaller Auditorium & Coliseum, Tennessee come out of curiosity, and get their foot symphony, leaves a legacy of success presentations. We have a woodwind eatre and Bijou eatre. e venues, in the door, they want to come back. the new conductor will have to match, quintet and string quartet and do a along with the smaller sites and varied “We’ve had a lot of success by Dellinger says, adding that the slow search lunchtime series that’s a great deal – for musical mix, allow it to showcase itself to marketing the [director] search as well, was designed to make sure that whoever $20 you get a concert and a lunch. as many people as possible, Ford explains. and getting people curious about how lands the job has been thoroughly vetted. “And we also have our Q series, an “We are working to break down the they can have some input on our next “Lucas is a remarkably talented man, intimate series behind Café 4 o Market fourth wall and nd ways to expand our conductor,’’ Ford says. and while he will be greatly missed, we’re Square, and we’re now doing concerts at reach within the community,” she notes. also excited to see what a new personality the Knoxville Museum of Art. ese are “We hear people say it’s too expensive, SYMPHONY >> PAGE 12 MARCH 4 – 10, 2016 www.TNLedger.com/Knoxville Page 3 Service by petition Cover letter holds Bill would allow utilities value, even in age to expand broadband Legislation to expand banner for more than a year, says he of resume upload broadband access across met with Gov. Bill Haslam and House Have you heard the rumor? Tennessee is evolving – Speaker Beth Harwell on the new Everything important about your by necessity. legislation and feels, “We are gaining career is listed within the pages of your State Rep. Kevin momentum.” resume. Brooks’ bill HB1303 to “My big thing is this: If it’s not my Why would you possibly want to View allow public utilities to train that gets us to the station, I’m ne. I Career waste your time putting together a from the Hill provide Internet service just want to get us to the station,” Brooks Corner cover letter these days? Applying online By SAM outside their footprint explains. By ANGELA is easy. All you need to do is upload STOCKARD is alive, he says, but “And I’m not in this for credit or COPELAND your resume and click submit. it is being “argued self-promotion. I’m in this so every If you’re quali ed, the company will vehemently.” Tennessean can have broadband.” Ledger call you. Right? Opponents say it is “ oundering.” Brooks says shifting Wrong. Whatever the case, Rep. Art Swann the argument closer to The power of As you can imagine, this couldn’t be further from the is drafting a di erent strategy, one he the public and allowing information. truth. But, somehow, it’s a question I’m asked every week estimates could a ect some 1 million municipalities and by job seekers – and surprisingly, even a well-known Tennesseans wandering in an Internet utilities to respond Published weekly by publication wanted to know. wasteland. with service is the right Westview Newspaper, LLC In today’s competitive job market, the cover letter is Swann, a Maryville move. more important than ever. 222 Second Ave. N. Republican, is pushing If the legislation Suite 101 Here’s the thing. HB2408 with an passes and people begin Nashville, TN 37201 ere’s a decent chance you’re going to be working in (615) 254-5522 amendment to enable Brooks petitioning utilities, FAX: (615) 254-5525 a di erent industry for a di erent company and with a people in unserved 99 percent of the state di erent title very soon. But rst, you have to convince a areas to petition could have broadband, according to Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m hiring manager as to why you’re the best t. electrical utilities Brooks. Publisher You’ve got to explain how your current experience as a and cooperatives for Otherwise, hundreds of thousands of Eric Barnes corporate project management translates to an awesome broadband service. Tennesseans are likely to remain stuck in General Manager new career in nonpro t fundraising. And your resume & Executive Editor Swann e bill would allow pockets of weak or no connection because Lyle Graves alone just isn’t going to cut it. petitions based on the private companies don’t want to put in [email protected] Your cover letter is your personal narrative. It’s your number of rural road miles in the utility’s the infrastructure to o er service. Planning Editor opportunity to explain directly to the hiring manager why Cindy Smith service area. Brooks and Swann might have gotten [email protected] you are the best t. e new legislation di ers from Brooks’ the House speaker’s attention, possibly Contributors Don’t leave them guessing. Be direct, and be speci c. bill in that rather than giving utilities softening her stance on a legal matter Hollie Deese Imagine you’re the hiring manager. You receive resumes Tim Ghianni carte blanche to expand, “underserved” involving broadband expansion in Ellen Margulies from two equally quali ed candidates.