Numerous alumni, educators, and performers have submitted a petition to the Cleveland Institute of Music’s Board requesting the firing of President Paul Hogle, Provost Scott Harrison, and conductor Carlos Kalmar. “Their collective abuse of power has been rampant to the extreme detriment of current and recent students. After watching in horror for several years the mishandling and denial of students’ {…}

(Photo credit: Michael Jones) Carlos Kalmar, the principal conductor and director of the orchestral studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music has been put on leave of absence for the remainder of the semester, per reports. The news comes after students protested the conductor. Per reports, students attended rehearsals without instruments while others sat in the audience to support their {…}