Marin Alsop Takes over Baltimore Symphony

By Scott Simon

Published July 23, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

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Marin Alsop's appointment as conductor of the Baltimore Symphony drew objections from many of the musicians she will lead.

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Scott Simon

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

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