Astral Gets New Leadership (ArtsWatch)

Astral Gets New Leadership

Astral Artistic Services, the 15-year-old group that assists young musicians in realizing their career potential, has hired its first executive director: Stuart Adair. Adair joined the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia in 1998, where he directed both the Business Volunteers for the Arts and Business on Board programs.
Astral has flourished under the firm but loving hand of president and founder Vera Wilson, in a city that hardly knew how badly needed its mission was needed. Astral doles out career advice and professional opportunities, and the public gets a chance to track developing careers - such as the one well underway for harpist Bridget Kibbey, pictured - at Astral's concerts.

Posted by Peter Dobrin on September 4, 2007 9:27 PM | Permalink

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Peter Dobrin has been writing about classical music and the arts for The Inquirer since 1989. He earned an undergraduate degree in performance from the University of Miami, and received a master's degree in music criticism from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

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