MUSIC & MUSICIANS

Orchestra Lumos Announces New Principal Musician Appointments A new concertmaster and double bass leader help define Orchestra Lumos’ robust timbre. Orchestra Lumos confirms two long-standing members of the Orchestra to permanent positions, effective immediately. Concertmaster Deborah Buck, formerly of the Lark Quartet, has been praised by The Strad for her “surpassing degree of imagination and vibrant sound,” and about her recent appointment Buck shares, “I am incredibly thrilled and honored to become Concertmaster of Orchestra Lumos after several seasons in an acting position. I am grateful for the chance to officially join this impressive team led by Music Director, Michael Stern and CEO, Russell Jones. I look forward to each and every one of our future collaborations as we create wonderfully exciting and gratifying concerts, together.” Similarly the Double Bass section welcomes the confirmation of Peter Weitzner as Principal Bass. His prolific career as an instrumentalist and classical record producer has associated him with many of the highest-caliber classical musicians, ensembles, and festivals today, including Solisti New York, the Jupiter Symphony, EOS Ensemble, SONYC, Philharmonia Virtuosi, Musicians Accord, the New Jersey Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony, as well as Mostly Mozart, OK Mozart, Cape May, Seal Bay Festival, Festival of…