New music boss quits after savage cut
NewsWord broke today that Susanna Eastburn has resigned as Chief Executive of Sound and Music, the main advocacy body for composers and new music. She will leave next May after 10 years in the job.
Before that, she was director of music at Arts Council England, the person who shaped the board’s opinion of who gets how much.
Last month, the ACE penalised Sound and Music with a 30 percent reduction in funding.
It is never easy to persuade public bodies to pay for music that no-one has ever heard, but this was a low blow.
Susanna (pictured right), a terrific enthusiast and organiser, will not want for job offers.
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