On January 8th, the Guild and HSO hosted the annual Young Artists’ Auditions at UAH Roberts Recital Hall. The YAA committee was chaired by Ashley Wells and co-chair Ginger Loder. The winners were:
1st Place – Claire Zhang, piano, student of Susan Hoop
2nd Place – Jeffrey Duan, piano, student of Susan Hoop
3rd Place – Constantine Haff, violin, student of Jeff Dortch
The annual Silver Tea was held December 1st at a recently renovated home in downtown Huntsville. Hundreds of guests toured the beautifully decorated home and sampled treats from Ina Rosa Chef on Call. Selected musicians from the Huntsville Youth Orchestra provided music for the event. Proceeds from the Silver Tea benefit the Huntsville Youth Orchestra and additional music education partners of the Guild. Thank you to home hostess Samantha Bentley, Silver Tea chair Patti Thornton and the Silver Tea Committee for making this holiday tradition especially beautiful!
On Friday, November 4, the HSO Guild presented proceeds from the 2022 Crescen-Dough Auction to the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Association and Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Foundation. 2022 Auction chair Susi Mann presented a check to George Smith, HSOA Board Chair. Immediate past president Naomi DuBois presented a check to Foundation members Cathy Scholl and Louise Carter, who are also Guild members.
Thank you to Ball Chair Tabby Ragland and the 2022 HSOG Ball Committee for a Ball evening to remember! The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild established the Symphony Ball as a major fundraiser for the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra in 1964. Young women invited to debut at the Symphony Ball are college sophomores with a history of community involvement. Since its inception, the Ball has raised more than $2M to support orchestral music for the community.
The Community Ballet Association held its 55th Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at The Ledges. The event honored nominees for the Virginia Hammill Simms Award and the Katherine & Richard Lester Award. The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild nominated Nancy Colin who was this year’s recipient of the Virginia Hammill Simms Award. Congratulations to Nancy, a dedicated and deserving volunteer!
This year’s HSOG Scarecrow will be installed at the Huntsville Botanical Garden’s Scarecrow Trail from September 3 – October, 31, 2022. Based on the HSO’s Spring 2023 Free Family Concert: The Composer is Dead – A Whodunnit Mystery for Orchestra, our scarecrow composer is decorated with clues for visitors to attempt to solve the crime. We hope you will join our composer at the Garden to try to solve the mystery, too!
The 2022 Symphony Ball Committee honored our fourteen Advisors at a Cocktail Party on Sunday, August 28th at the lovely home of Ashley and Bill Mitchell. Our Ball Advisors are Mike Ahearn, Jimmy Boyce, Mac Crane, Ralph Hornsby, Bill Lunsford, Dan Maxwell, Matt Meyer, Robert Moores, Larry Parker, Ward Ragland, Robbie Robinson, Randy Roper, David Skidmore and Steve Thornton. We are so thankful to these fourteen distinguished men for serving as our Advisors this year.
Active Member Susan Anderson attended the annual LAO conference this summer in Los Angeles, CA. The Guild was honored to receive a Gold Book Award for our 2020 Fine Arts Signing Day. Please read Susan’s full account of her experience. Thank you Susan for representing the Guild!
We look forward to seeing you in April at the VBC!
The Silver Tea will be Thursday, December 1st at a beautifully renovated historic home in downtown Huntsville. Proceeds from the Tea benefit the Huntsville Youth Orchestra and local music education.