Thomas Wilkins, onetime associate conductor of the Richmond Symphony, now music director of the Omaha

While in Richmond, "I discovered not only that I was good at [these concerts], but that I loved doing them. I just love getting people to fall in love with classical music," Wilkins tells The Boston Globe's Jeremy Eichler:
http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2011/02/16/thomas_wilkins_named_to_lead_bso_youth_and_family_concerts/