Editing Seattle Symphony (section)

===Gerard Schwarz===
[[Gerard Schwarz]] became music advisor of the orchestra in 1983 and principal conductor in 1984, before being named music director in 1985.<ref name="Broom">{{cite news | url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thearts/2008172218_schwarz11.html | title=Seattle Symphony's Gerard Schwarz is stepping down | work=The Seattle Times | author=Jack Broom | date=2008-09-11 | access-date=2010-04-24}}</ref>  Under Schwarz's leadership, the orchestra became particularly known for performing works of twentieth-century [[composer]]s, especially neglected American composers. Together, Schwarz and the orchestra have made more than 100 commercial recordings, including the major orchestral works of [[Howard Hanson]] and [[David Diamond (composer)|David Diamond]] as well as works by [[Charles Tomlinson Griffes]], [[Walter Piston]], [[Paul Creston]], [[William Schuman]], [[Alan Hovhaness]], [[Morton Gould]], [[David Diamond (composer)|David Diamond]], and others, for [[Delos International]] and [[Naxos Records]]. The orchestra received its first Grammy nomination in January 1990 for a 1989 recording of music of Howard Hanson.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19900112/1050450/grammy-city----three-nominations-put-seattle-symphony-and-schwarz-in-the-big-time | title=Grammy City – Three Nominations Put Seattle Symphony And Schwarz In The Big Time | work=The Seattle Times | author=Melinda Bargreen | date=1990-01-12 | access-date=2010-08-09}}</ref>  The orchestra also recorded a musical score to the SeaWorld, Orlando, stage show ''A'lure, The Call of the Ocean'' plus the score for the motion pictures ''[[Highlander II: The Quickening]]'' and ''[[Die Hard With a Vengeance]]''.

Schwarz received praise for his championing of American composers and his skills in fund-raising.<ref name="Broom"/>  However, his tenure was also marked by controversies between him and several symphony musicians, which included several legal disputes.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/16/arts/music/16waki.html?pagewanted=all | title=In Seattle, a Fugue for Orchestra and Rancor | work=New York Times | author=Daniel J. Wakin and James R. Oestreich | date=2007-12-16 | access-date=2010-04-24}}</ref>  In September 2008, the orchestra announced the conclusion of Schwarz's music directorship after the 2010–2011 season, at which time Schwarz became the orchestra's conductor laureate.{{update after|2017|1|22}}<ref name="Broom"/><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/11/arts/music/11orch.html | title=Seattle's Conductor Plans His Departure | work=New York Times | author=Daniel J. Wakin | date=2008-09-11 | access-date=2010-04-24}}</ref>