sentences:  Since 2010, he has been the festival's chief conductor and led American premieres of operas by Pascal Dusapin, Philip Glass, Wolfgang Rihm, Kaija Saariaho, Toshio Hosokawa, and others.Kennedy has written and spoken widely on contemporary music and advocated audience development through its relevance and accessibility to general audiences.His work at Spoleto and in Santa Fe has been noted for great audience loyalty.