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Baltimore Symphony's next conductor, Jonathon Heyward, on finding musical chemistry

By Sheilah Kast,
Maureen Harvie
Published October 28, 2022 at 8:49 AM EDT
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has found its next music director in 30-year-old conductor Jonathon Heyward. Credit: Laura Thiesbrummel
Laura Thiesbrummel
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has found its next music director in 30-year-old conductor Jonathon Heyward. Credit: Laura Thiesbrummel

We go On the Record with the next music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conductor Jonathon Heyward. Raised in South Carolina, Heyward studied at the London’s Royal Academy of Music. We ask him about finding his voice with a new orchestra.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Maureen Harvie
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.
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