Sarasota Orchestra Names Evan Roider Creative Advisor for Pops and Great Escapes

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Sarasota Orchestra has named conductor Evan Roider Creative Advisor for its Pops and Great Escapes concert series, bringing his experience across Broadway, film music and orchestral performance to the Orchestra’s artistic planning team. In this role, Roider will collaborate with the Orchestra on future programming while continuing to appear regularly as a guest conductor. “Pops and Great Escapes offer wonderful opportunities to connect audiences with the Orchestra in fresh and exciting ways,” said Roider. “I’m thrilled to work alongside Sarasota Orchestra’s artistic planning team to explore great music, discover compelling programming ideas and create experiences that showcase the extraordinary musicians of this orchestra. I’m excited about what we can build together.”

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