Announcement: Santa Cruz County Symphony names new maestro - Santa Cruz Sentinel

SANTA CRUZ -- A new maestro has been chosen for the Santa Cruz County Symphony, a conductor and violist whose work has touched major orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the St. Louis Symphony and the Atlanta Symphony.

Daniel Stewart was chosen to lead the local group after the symphony board conducted an extensive search that included 10 audition concerts and thousands of painstakingly tallied surveys from audience and orchestra members.