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Conductor Of The Tanglewood Festival Chorus James Burton

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Alan Chartock,

Published July 7, 2017 at 11:45 AM EDT

James Burton at Symphony Hall in Boston.

There is a new face here on the Tanglewood campus. James Burton joined the team earlier this year as the next Conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.

In addition, Burton takes on the newly established title of BSO Choral Director, a role in which he will explore new opportunities to enhance the orchestra's choral activities.

Burton is only the second conductor to be appointed director of the TFC since its founding in 1970; he follows in the footsteps of John Oliver, founder and director of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and who currently holds the title Founder and Conductor Laureate.

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