Jim Hirsch has served as Executive Director of Chicago Sinfonietta since August 2004. Previously, Hirsch served as Vice President and Executive Director of the Chicago Association for the Performing Arts, Manager and Programmer of the Chicago Theatre, and as the Executive Director of the Old Town School of Folk Music. Hirsch has served as a grants panelist for the Illinois and Oregon Arts Councils and as a member of NARAS (Grammy) Awards and Nominations committee. He produced a nationally syndicated radio program for NPR and has released three albums.