Cleveland Orchestra's Brett Mitchell Named Music Director for Colorado Symphony

Brett Mitchell, the current associate conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, has been named as the new music director for the Colorado Symphony's upcoming season. The new appointment was announced on Monday in a published press release from the Colorado Symphony.

The Colorado Symphony's announcement revealed that Mitchell will begin his tenure as music director with the famed orchestra next year. The four-year term finds Mitchell replacing Andrew Litton, who served in the symphony's prestigious music director post since the year 2012.

As reported by Cleveland.com, Mitchell said that he feels his joining the Colorado Symphony is a "perfect marriage" of his skills and talents as director with the unique showmanship of the orchestra:

"It feels like that perfect marriage between an organization and an artistic leader," said Mitchell, also known locally as director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO). "It was clearly a great match, from the first downbeat of the first rehearsal. You're always looking for an orchestra that you have real chemistry with."

Slipped Disc published the Colorado Symphony's press release in full. Within the announcement, the organization's CAO Anthony Pierce is quoted as praising Mr. Mitchell's directorial capacity:

"Brett's skill, character, and creativity won us all over, and he's completely on board with our mission for innovative artistry and financial success. We are beyond excited to work with him to develop our programs, and can't believe how lucky we are to have found such a great fit for the Colorado Symphony-especially in a relatively short amount of time," said Chief Artistic Officer Anthony Pierce, referring to the sometimes years-long process a Music Director search can require.

Below, watch Amos Lee perform live at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheater with the Colorado Symphony.

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