Roanoke Orchestra CEO Quits; Musicians Cheer

The chief executive of the Roanoke Symphony in Virginia has resigned after running $480,000 in deficits and clashing with the orchestra’s musicians over cuts in the concert schedule. Paul Chambers had also faced criticism for contracting the orchestra’s marketing work out to his wife. The musicians are openly celebrating Chambers’ resignation, saying that “There wasn’t any aspect of Paul’s tenure that [we] felt really good about.” Chambers had come to the Roanoke Symphony after running the Savannah Symphony in Georgia, which went bankrupt on his watch.