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Article: COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE LEAVES THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- April 27, 1996
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Byline: DANIEL WEBSTER Knight-Ridder
PHILADELPHIA -- Bernard Rands, composer-in-residence with the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1989, will give up the post at the end of the season.
During a recent stint with the orchestra, Rands said he had meant to leave after four years, but had stayed at Wolfgang Sawallisch's urging to help the new music director get established.
Whether Rands will be replaced by an orchestra administration seeking ways to reduce its operating budget is uncertain, but it seems unlikely. Joseph H. Kluger, the orchestra's president, said, ``We are preparing a number of recommendations for the board of directors to consider at ...