Keith Lockhart will step down from his position as music director of the Utah Symphony & Opera following the 2008-09 season. “The orchestra has struggled financially in recent years and is in the middle of a recovery program. Some patrons have been perturbed by what they see as Lockhart’s lack of community involvement; a professional consultant’s study in 2005 said Lockhart needed to be more engaged with the orchestra.” Lockhart has no plans to leave his other gig, as principal conductor of the Boston Pops.