The Bach, Beethoven, & Brahms  Society Orchestra
Appoints Karen Cubides as Executive Director
March 21, 2016 – For Immediate Release

Press Contact – Karen Campbell, 617.739.0873, karencampbell4@rcn.com 

Bach, Beethoven, & Brahms Society Orchestra, Boston’s newest professional orchestra under the artistic direction of conductor Steven Lipsitt, is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Cubides as the organization’s founding executive director. Cubides has been instrumental in the organizational structure and management of the ensemble from its founding this year. She says, “I'm so excited to lead and collaborate with such a brilliant group of artists. With this new ensemble, we have a real opportunity to transform the symphony orchestra experience, to create a vibrant platform for classical music that is relevant to today’s culture, all while maintaining the high standard of playing that is indicative of these talented performers.”

Born in Colombia, SA and raised in Miami, Cubides is an alumnus of Boston Conservatory with an undergraduate degree in saxophone performance. She is a multifaceted musician and educator whose talent for management and special insight into the needs of performers has brought her connections with many of the East Coast's finest musicians. Following work for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she founded her own company, Cubides Artist Management, in 2015. Her passion lies in bringing orchestral players the public attention they deserve while providing them with personalized representative services.

Maestro Lipsitt says, "The players and I are delighted to have Karen Cubides as founding executive director of BB&B. Karen has shown herself to be capable, tireless, innovative, and good-humored in her work presenting music and musicians to the public, and we look forward to a long and fruitful partnership."

The orchestra’s next program is A Beethoven Marathon for Marathon Weekend  on Sunday, April 17 at 3 p.m. in historic Faneuil Hall. Pianist Benjamin Pasternack performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 (“Emperor”) on a program that opens with the composer’s dramatic Coriolan Overture and concludes with the exhilarating Symphony No. 7.