August 8, 2005
The Maryland Symphony Orchestra Announces New Board Members

Hagerstown, MD…..The Maryland Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors has announced the results of Board elections held during the June 27 Annual Meeting. New board members elected to a three-year term are: Charles Driscoll, Shelby Penn-Ross, and Sally Perryman.

Re-elected to three-year terms are John Baer, Deborah Bockrath, J. Emmet Burke, Ph.D., J.D., April Dowler, George Drastal, Frederica Erath, Brendan Fitzsimmons, Doris Lehman, Leslie Mills, Elizabeth Morgan, Ph.D., James G. Pierné, Jeanette Rinehart, and Hugh Talton, M.D.

Elected to the Executive Committee for a one-year term are: Brendan Fitzsimmons, President; April Dowler, Vice President/President Elect; Deborah Bockrath, Secretary; Bradley Pingrey, Treasurer/Finance Chair; Thomas Newcomer, Assistant Treasurer; Marjorie M. Hobbs, Development Chair; Phil Kelly, Marketing Chair; J. Emmet Burke, Nominating Chair; Spence Perry, Personnel Chair; James G. Pierné, Endowment Chair; Cassandra Wantz, Artistic Advisory Chair; Carolyn Brooks, Education Chair; Ed Lough and Hugh Talton, Members-at-Large; and Judy Ditto, Guild President.

The Board of Directors recognized the outstanding contributions of outgoing President James Pierné by naming the Piano/Keyboard chair the James G. Pierné Chair. Also recognized for their dedication and contributions to the Symphony and the community were outgoing members Barbara Henderson, James Holzapfel, Howard Kaylor, John Newby, Paige Nitzell, and John Waltersdorf. Both Mr. Kaylor and Mr. Waltersdorf were founding members of the MSO, and have served on the Board since its inception in 1982.

The Maryland Symphony Orchestra, now in its 24th season, is the area’s premiere professional orchestra, dedicated to providing musical performances and programs that educate and entertain while enhancing the cultural environment of Western Maryland and the surrounding region.