Peter Askim on the Salisbury Symphony
b'In the coming year, the Salisbury Symphony will be looking for a new music director. One of their candidates, Peter Askim, will lead the first concert of the season at Catawba College. Askim is on the faculty at N.C. State University, leads the Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, and is a composer and bassist as well as a conductor. He talks about what attracts him to the Salisbury position; his passion for creating initiatives that connect an orchestra to its local community; and the theme of the concert he will conduct. Learn more about the Salisbury Symphony's A River Runs Through It program'