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Marjorie Saulson
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
VICE PRESIDENT AND
CONFERENCE CHAIR
Helen Shaffer
Houston Symphony Orchestra
PAST PRESIDENT AND BYLAWS
Heather Moore
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
SECRETARY
Juliana Pleines
Orchestre symphonique
de Montréal
TREASURER
Judy Konen
Chicago Symphony Orchestra League
NEWSLETTER
Linda Stevens
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
MEMBERSHIP/DATABASE
Ann Philbin
Boston Symphony Orchestra
MEMBERSHIP/DIRECTORY & OUTREACH
Linda Tojek
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Linda Hartman
Kansas City Symphony
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 ♫ AMSOV WELCOMES NEW AND ON-GOING MEMBERS♫
Dear :
The Association of Major Symphony Orchestra Volunteers is delighted to welcome the following volunteer associations to membership in AMSOV:
Women's Association of the Columbus Symphony: Jan Wade, president; Donna C. Gerhold, president-elect; and Louise Swanson, volunteer coordinator
Affiliate Member: Columbus Symphony Orchestra League, Deb Susi, president; Lorie Copeland, president-elect; Betz Steele, volunteer coordinator.
Women's Committee of the Grand Rapids Symphony: Lori Curley, president; and Diane Lobbestael, volunteer coordinator
Nashville Symphony Orchestra League: Judy Foster, president; Sadhna Williams, president-elect; and Stacie Taylor, director.
These distinguished orchestra volunteer groups join our on-going members in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Fort Worth, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis (Minnesota Orchestra), Montréal, Oregon, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, San Antonio, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Utah, and Washington DC (National Symphony Orchestra)
Your AMSOV Board Members are busy inviting the few remaining major orchestra volunteer groups that are not yet members to join us in our mission: To ensure the continued existence of major symphony orchestras in North America through volunteerism.
How Grand Rapids became a member
Since Grand Rapids, Michigan is only a two-hour drive from Motown, I invited the leaders of its orchestra volunteer group to join us for our conference this past spring. Four ladies came, learned and enjoyed, according to an email from Lori Curley, president: Thank you so much for getting us involved in AMSOV. We learned so much at the conference and are looking forward to seeing you again (at the conference) in Texas.
In response to my request for permission to quote her, Lori wrote: You may certainly quote me - the GR ladies are thrilled to be part of AMSOV!
 I look forward to hearing from you and to sharing with you all the helpful and exciting news that we hear from our volunteers all over the US and Canada.
Best wishes for an enjoyable and successful season of music,
Marjorie Saulson
AMSOV President
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Gentle Dues Reminder
Current AMSOV principal and affiliate organizations and alumni members who have not yet paid their dues for this biennium are urgently reminded to take care of this obligation as soon as possible.
Your cooperation will enable us to print the most accurate Membership Directory possible, as well as to develop the most realistic budget possible. Membership forms may be downloaded from the AMSOV website at http://www.amsov.org
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38TH Biennial Conference: April 27 - 30, 2011
Houston Post Oak Hotel
Mark your calendar now!
The 38th Biennial AMSOV Conference will be hosted by the Houston Symphony Orchestra Volunteers, who are already making plans for the conference. The Hilton Houston Post Oak hotel is loc  ated near the Galleria Mall in the Uptown Houston business district. The conference will begin Wednesday evening with the photo reception followed by the gala dinner. It concludes Saturday with an awesome surprise.
Helen Shaffer, Vice President and Conference Chair
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 Introducing Helen Shaffer AMSOV 2011 Conference Chair
Helen Shaffer began her association with the Houston Symphony over 28 years ago and will chair the 2011 AMSOV Biennial Conference. She has chaired numerous events and served as Vice President of the Annual Fund, Vice President of Education, and Vice President of Subscriptions and President in 1998. Helen serves on the Houston Symphony Society Board as Vice President of Volunteers and currently Annual Fund Chairman. She is also a member of the Texas Association for Symphony Orchestras and served as President in 2007-08 and co-chaired the annual conference which was held in Houston in 1998.
In 2006 she joined the LAO (League of American Orchestras) Volunteer Council and is currently program chair for the 2009 conference to be held in Chicago. She will serve as conference chair for the volunteer component of the League Conference to be held in Atlanta in June 2010. Helen and her husband Jim, are active volunteers in numerous organizations in the Houston community.
Helen is a graduate of The College Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati. She has been a soloist of the Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh and has sung with the Pittsburgh Symphony as well as the Cincinnati Symphony. She joined the Robert Shaw chorus while residing in Atlanta. Her teaching career includes positions at Miss Hutchison School in Memphis, and The Lovett School in Atlanta. |
 Introducing Judy Konen, AMSOV Treasurer
Judy Konen is a volunteer at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), a Governing Member, a member of the new Women's Board of the CSO and a past president of the CSO Women's Association.
In addition to the CSO, Judy is past president of the Chicago History Museum Trustees and member of the museum's Guild and Costume Council, member of the Chicago Parkways Foundation, volunteer at Holy Name Cathedral - Eucharistic minister and Pastoral Care Minister at Northwestern Hospital
She hs been retired for 10 years after working at AC Nielsen, 3M Company and the FBI as well as Chief Operating Officer of Vital Learning. She received a BSBA in Human Resource Management and Psychology from the University of Nebraska. She is married to Joe Konen, former President of Ameritrade, who often accompanies her to AMSOV events. They have 5 children and 5 grandchildren.
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Atlanta Symphony Associates
The Atlanta Symphony Associates had an extraordinary year in spite of all the economic challenges. ASA projects raised $1,029,719 and Annual Fund contributions from ASA members totaled $323,505, a substantial increase in spite of an unpredictable year. This is a testimony to the importance of our ASO, the support of our members and the leadership of Camille Yow, annual fund chair. Contact ASA President Suzy Wasserman for fundraising details.
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Music Director Robert Spano, also had an outstanding year. The ASO and Chorus performed at Carnegie Hall for the twentieth time. The ASO was nominated for 2 Grammy awards and the Chorus performed with Donald Runnicles in Berlin with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. |
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Grand Rapids Showhouse
THE WILCOX ESTATE
The Women's Committee of the Grand Rapids Symphony is pleased to announce the Wilcox Estate as our 2010 Showhouse. This Showhouse will highlight the talent and creativity of area designers, architects, builders and artisans. Promotion will include a multi- media effort featuring the historical significance of the property.
The Wilcox Estate will be open for public tours May 1-23, 2010. We anticipate 10,000 visitors to the house and hope to raise $100,000 to benefit the Grand Rapids Symphony. Special events will include a gala, a fashion show, numerous private parties, musicals and private tours. New this year will be a full color magazine with professional photographs of each completed room. This magazine will be included with admission to the house, and will highlight each designer. |
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Affiliates Contribute Over $1 Million Through Fundraising
The 900-member Los Angeles Philharmonic Affiliates, comprised of 16 committees affiliated with the 106-member Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, support the orchestra as well as the youth education and community outreach programs of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.
Affiliates contribute over $1 million to the Los Angeles Philharmonic's $95 million budget. An all-Affiliates-sponsored fundraiser is the Opening Night Concert and Dinner package offered in October when the concert season launches.
 The Affiliates purchase a block of tickets in the Frank Gehry-designed 2,265-seat Walt Disney Concert Hall, and after the concert, stroll to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for a buffet dinner in The Fifth Floor dining area overlooking the night-lighted Jacques Lipchitz-designed "Peace on Earth" sculpture and fountain. Encore, comprised of past Affiliate committee presidents, sponsors an Orchestra Party each winter honoring the orchestra members. The event is a cocktail party followed by dinner and offers Affiliates an opportunity to socialize with orchestra members.
 At the Affiliates Spring Celebration, Annual Meeting, and Luncheon held in Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Affiliates invite the orchestra members who have donated their services by performing at Affiliate committees. They are seated, interspersed among the Affiliates at the luncheon tables. |
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Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Fundraising
We launched the OSM 2010 calendar in the presence of our artistic director, Maestro Kent Nagano on September 13. The calendar is made of 13 paintings by a Québec painter, Mrs Louise Lachance Legault. Volunteers were involved in its preparation and over 1000 copies were sold the first month!
Final preparations for the yearly OSM Competition are underway. This year we feature piano and percussion and 66 applications (55 piano and 11 percussion) have been received. A paid coordinator supports this event, but most of the secretarial work and the day-to-day running of the Competition is completed by volunteers. The competition will be held November 18 through 21. Additional information at www.osm.ca
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