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Marin Alsop made history when she took the baton at Baltimore Symphony. She exits now with pride and many frustrations. Baltimore Sun 1 hr ago Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun © Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s three-week Marin Festival, which wraps up June 19 with an online gala featuring soprano Renee Fleming, is classical music’s equivalent of a farewell tour. Marin Alsop is taking her victory lap. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s three-week Marin Festival, which wraps up June 19 with an online gala featuring soprano Renee Fleming, is classical music’s equivalent of a farewell tour. It is the symphony’s way of honoring the 64-year-old Alsop, the first (and only) woman to direct a major American orchestra, as she steps down from the podium as music director.

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