Tony Woodcock Is Interim Dean Of UNCSA School Of Music

International music educator and social entrepreneur Tony Woodcock has been appointed Interim Dean of the School of Music at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Interim Provost Karin Peterson has announced. He will begin his duties Aug. 1, as current Music Dean Brian Cole transitions to his role as Interim Chancellor.

Woodcock was president of the New England Conservatory of Music for eight years, where his Entrepreneurial Musicianship and Sistema Fellowship initiatives were met with international acclaim. He has been CEO of orchestras on two continents and was general manager of the National Concert Hall of Wales and the City of London Sinfonietta.

As founder and president of Scolopax Arts, a cutting-edge consulting firm for higher education and the performing arts, his clients have included UNCSA School of Music, Yale School of Music, Thornton School of Music (USC), The Curtis Institute of Music, The Association of European Conservatoires and The Royal Northern College of Music.

He is visiting professor at two European universities - Berklee College of Music's Valencia campus and Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid. He was recently awarded an honorary fellowship from his alma mater, Cardiff University in Wales.

"Tony Woodcock has assisted our School of Music to develop sound strategies for fundraising, recruitment and organizational effectiveness," said Peterson. "We are thrilled to tap into his expertise in leveraging our top-tier faculty, world-class facilities, and accomplished alumni to attract the very best faculty, guest artists and students," she added.

"I know the great work of the UNCSA School of Music well, having given two residencies there in recent years," Woodcock said. "I am thrilled to return to work with this great faculty as Interim Dean."

Earlier this month, UNC System Interim President Bill Roper named Cole to the position of Interim Chancellor after Lindsay Bierman announced he would leave UNCSA to become chief executive officer of UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina.

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