Christopher Baum

After helping to grow and develop MWE into the ensemble it is today, Music Director Christopher Baum is leaving MWE at the end of the 2013-2014 season. The board is currently in the process of selecting a new music director and we look forward to announcing who will be taking on the challenge of guiding MWE into our next chapter. 

Baum’s final concert as Music Director will be the MWE Spring Concert at the Dimenna Center for Classical Music on May 20, 2014. The program will consist of:

Frank Ticheli, Blue Shades

Johan De Meij, Symphony no. 1, The Lord of the Rings

I. Gandalf (The Wizard)

II. Lothlorien (The Elvenwood)

III. Gollum (Sméagol)

IV. Journey in the Dark

a. The Mines of Moria
b. The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm

V. Hobbits