Choral director out

The Virginia Chorale of Hampton Roads has fired Scott Williamson, who was about to complete his third season as its artistic director, in an apparent dispute over management authority, Teresa Annas reports in The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk):

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/04/virginia-chorale-ousts-artistic-director

Williamson remains general and artistic director of Opera Roanoke.