In Wednesday’s (3/5) Boston Globe, Malcolm Gay writes, “David Snead, who for nearly a decade has served as president and chief executive of the Handel and Haydn Society, announced Wednesday that he would step down at the end of the 2024-2025 season. His last day will be in May, following H+H’s final performance of the season. Longtime board member Robert H. Scott is slated to serve as acting president, and chief operating officer Lilee Dethchan-Beltran will serve as acting CEO while the board seeks Snead’s replacement…. Under Snead’s leadership, the 210-year-old period instrument orchestra’s annual revenue grew by 45 percent. Its endowment has expanded from $13 million to more than $34 million, and its ongoing comprehensive fund-raising campaign recently surpassed $50 million…. Snead has also been instrumental in raising the orchestra’s national profile, with performances at … Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art … He led the search that brought artistic director Jonathan Cohen to H+H, replacing Harry Christophers, who is now conductor laureate…. Prior to joining H+H, Snead worked as a vice president at the New York Philharmonic. During his nearly 50-year career in the performing arts, Snead has worked with … organizations including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.”
