The May meeting was a very busy, albeit productive, session!

It was with bittersweet emotion when we watched our 2014/2015 president, Beth Wise, turn the gavel over to Debbie Washburn. We’ll miss Beth’s exceptional leadership, but we also look forward to a productive year under the guidance of Debbie Washburn. The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild accomplished a tremendous amount under Beth’s direction, and we very much appreciate her commitment, hard work and graciousness.

In addition to installing a new president, we:

~ installed new officers,
~ honored our 25 year members, and
~ welcomed our newest members

A Sampling of 2014/2015 Accomplishments

– establishing an Arts and Academics Study Group which has far-reaching support from the education community

– providing financial support to the following:

• To the HSO
• To the HYO
• To 14 worthy scholarship recipients
• Symphony School 3rd Grade Violin Program
• A one-time purchase of Abby Booklets for the Symphony School
• Past Presidents’ Fund Scholarships
• Tennessee Valley Music Festival

We also continued time-honored traditions, including:

~ holding a FREE family concert and Young People’s Concerts for area 4th graders

~ sharing our instrument collection not just at Panoply, but before the Free Family Concert and during the VBC’s Anniversary Celebration, and

~ providing warm hospitality for our orchestra, including a special “Georgia Bottoms” evening.

 

Installation of Officers

Penny Bashore installed the 2015/2016 officers.  Our outgoing officers unquestionably enabled us to continue our long-established tradition of promoting and spreading the love of music, and we look forward to another dynamic year with our incoming officers!

The 2015/2016 Officers:

President: Debbie Washburn

First Vice President: Ivy Albert

Second Vice President: Nancy Richardson

Recording Secretary: Naomi DuBois

Corresponding Secretary: Susan Fredrickson

Treasurer: Kim Wright

Honoring 25+ Year Members

The symphony guild has an unbelievable number of longstanding, dedicated members whose contributions have been invaluable. The impact they’ve had on music education and appreciation in our community is unmatched by any other symphony guild; their pioneering ideas for supporting the orchestra and bringing music to people of all ages and backgrounds have led to many awards. For that, we honor you. Below are our 25+ year members. As you can see, we had to take two photographs since we couldn’t fit everyone into one frame! Again, we extend our sincere thanks to each and every one of you for the countless hours, creative contributions and funding you’ve provided over the years!