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- ↑ Francisco Salazar (2023-02-21). "Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Music Director Resigns". Opera Wire. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ↑ Mary Carole McCauley (2024-07-22). "Robert Moody, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra's new conductor, reflects on music and loss". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
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