Former SF State Orchestra Director Nan Washburn Receives Contract Extension with Michigan Philharmonic

HOMETOWN LIFE (NOVI, MICHIGAN) -- The Michigan Philharmonic has signed a three year contract extension with music director and conductor Nan Washburn. Now in her 19th season with the Michigan Philharmonic, Washburn has led the organization’s evolution into one of the most innovative and dynamic professional symphony orchestras in the region since her arrival in 1999.

Before being recruited to Michigan from California, Washburn served as artistic director and conductor of the West Hollywood Orchestra for five years and music director of Orchestra Sonoma, the Camellia Symphony and the San Francisco State University Symphony Orchestra.