Tom Warren wrote:

>No one has mentioned Keith Lockhart for the position.  He's a few years
>older than that Austrian kid who's getting the nod, and he seems to have
>earned his dues.  It seems to me that it's the next step up from leading
>the Pops.

Keith Lockhart recently was named conductor of the Utah Symphony.  He now
has the opportunity to show what he can do with a real orchestra over the
next few years, but he is certainly not now ready for BSO.

Professor Bernard Chasan
Physics Department, Boston University