Ben Gernon is Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic and Guest Conductor of the North Carolina Symphony, and Martin Sher is Vice President and General Manager of the North Carolina Symphony.
On March 22, 2018, the graduate composition seminar Music for Large Ensemble (Music 690) hosted a discussion with Ben Gernon (Principal Guest Conductor, BBC Philharmonic and Guest Conductor, North Carolina Symphony), and Martin Sher, (Vice President and General Manager of the North Carolina Symphony) for an insightful discussion about the orchestra and its future.
Music for Large Ensemble is taught by Stephen Jaffe, Mary D. B. T. and James H. Semans Professor of Music Composition, and Scott Lindroth, Professor of Music and Vice Provost for the Arts at Duke University.