Bohuslav Rattay "a breath of fresh air" for the Midland Symphony Orchestra

Teasing at the announcement of the new Midland Symphony Orchestra music director, “I love the musical creativity and energy he brought to the podium,” Mike Hayes told a rapt audience tonight at the Midland Center for the Arts. Bohuslav Rattay – pronounced Bo-hoo-slav – was “truly a breath of fresh air,” continued Hayes, president of the center at W. St. Andrews and Eastman, talking about the Nov. 11 concert that helped him earn the post. And when the Prague native took the stage tonight, it was easy to see how he won over the committee that conducted the secret search for the past year.

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