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Posted: September 2, 2010
Updated: September 7, 2010

N.C. Symphony leader to step down

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Raleigh, N.C. — David Chambless Worters, president and CEO of the North Carolina Symphony, is leaving to take a similar job with the Van Cliburn Foundation based in Fort Worth, Texas, the symphony announced Thursday.

Worters's resignation is effective Nov. 15. He has been with the N.C. Symphony since 1999.

Worters was recruited to the Cliburn after an international search and succeeds Richard Rodzinski, who retired in September 2009.

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Psuedonym, you think social workers are overpaid? Clearly you haven't known many social workers... It's a profession right up there with teaching in terms of very little pay given what they have to put up with.

mpheels
September 3, 2010 8:15 a.m.

"is leaving to take a SIMILAR [emphasis added] job with the Van Cliburn Foundation"

Going to the Van Cliburn Foundation sounds like a far superior position.

nuncvendetta
September 2, 2010 6:10 p.m.

Quote from Mugu: "Why do we even have a symphony? These people are way overpaid and do not do anything constructive. Disband it."

I can think of a few other categories of people who are way overpaid and don't do anything constructive: Pro football players, middle managers, CEOs, social workers, NASCAR drivers, etc. Should we fet rid of their jobs too?

Pseudonym
September 2, 2010 4:13 p.m.

I also loved the symphony as a child, and I take my sons to their performances. This has taught my children to appreciate all types of music. They listen to everything from Rock, Metal, Country to Classical. Any exposure to the Arts we can give kids needs to be continued.

kewlmom
September 2, 2010 3:58 p.m.

lauraraleigh-- I am pretty sure you were the only kid around here to actually like the symphony. I hated it and so did everybody else. Our symphony is a second class joke...

tarheelskier
September 2, 2010 3:20 p.m.

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