Andrew Grams to depart from Elgin Symphony Orchestra Conductor Post

Andrew Grams to depart from Elgin Symphony Orchestra Conductor Post

It has been an amazing seven years for Andrew Grams with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra but he has decided to call it a day as Music Director and Conductor at the end of the 2020/21 season. Grams says that he is proud to be Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director which has helped raised the level of the orchestra.

Grams said, “After enjoying the privilege of being the Elgin Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director for seven extraordinary seasons of music-making, I make this decision proud of the work we’ve done to raise the level of the orchestra and all we have achieved in making the connection to the community it serves even stronger. Thanks to these accomplishments, I have discovered in myself a passion for teaching and sharing music in different ways and I now seek to open time in my diary to allow me to pursue more of this kind of work.”

After an extensive international search, Grams had joined the Elgin Symphony in 2014. He had become a favorite of Elgin Symphony audiences with his charismatic conducting and easy accessibility. Grams had been a frequent traveler as he worked extensively with the following orchestra:

  • Toronto Symphony Orchestra
  • Montreal Symphony Orchestra
  • Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  • Orchestre National de France
  • Orchester der Beethovenhalle Bonn
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra London
  • Sydney Symphony
  • Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras
  • and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Grams has vowed the audiences from traditional masterworks to holiday concert sing-alongs and the best of John Williams throughout his seven-season tenure. The ESO staff, musicians, and patrons will surely miss him and Grams will miss them. He expressed his feelings, “Please know that I am extremely grateful for having had the opportunity to helm this fine orchestra. I sincerely hope to be able to assist in attracting music director candidates to continue the work I have begun. Of course I intend to maintain a close relationship with the ESO and to continue to serve this great community well into the future.”

Senior editor of the Chicago Morning Star

Related Posts
Spotify and Apple might remove Kanye West’s music from their platforms
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) urged music streaming platforms Apple Music and Spotify to remove
Elgin Symphony Orchestra Announces 2021-22 Season
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce the return of concerts to the Hemmens
Blues on the Fox Livestreaming June 19-20
The Venue will be delivering the Blues on the Fox 2020 livestream. The 200-currently-empty-seat music
Aurora’s Blues on the Fox will headline with Buddy Guy and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Chicago Blues legend Buddy Guy will make headlines as he will be performing at the
AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust hosts worker appreciation luncheon at Salesforce Tower project
The AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT) and the AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation (ITC) recently hosted a
Restore Illinois Plan. Northeast Region Weekly Update April 10, 2021
I hope this message finds you safe and well.  Starting on Monday, April 12th, the
Steel top 2021 biosteel all-american game roster with five selections
The Chicago Steel will be represented by five players, the most of any team in
Former Scott AFB Airman Sentenced to Prison For Distributing Child Pornography
East St. Louis, Ill. – Jace Faugno, 25, of Paducah, Kentucky, has been sentenced to
Data Centers Recieve Credits & Incentives from Illinois
The data centers investment program provides owners and operators with exemptions from a variety of
Illinois Set to Enact New Law Limiting Criminal Convictions in Employment Decisions
Illinois has long limited employers from considering the criminal history of an applicant or employee