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For Immediate Release
Date: 2 September, 2008
Contact: Rodney Overstreet, Marketing Director
540.343.6221 ext.227
Rodney.Overstreet@rso.com
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra's New Board Members
The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra announces the addition of seven new members to its Board of Directors for 2008-2009.
Manly Aylor is a financial representative with the Northwestern Mutual Financial network, and a past Kiwanis Club president. Peter Leggett, retired from Leggett Department Stores, is an Elder of Second Presbyterian Church, and a member of the Roundball Advisory Committee of Hampden-Sydney College, as well as a former trustee of the college. Betty Lesko is a Carlisle consultant and Carlisle owner at Smith Mountain Lake, a civic leader, past president of the Junior League of the Roanoke Valley as well as the Roanoke Academy of Medicine Alliance. She is a co-founder of the American Cancer Society Discovery Shops in Roanoke and SML and plays in a duo-piano ensemble. Richard Scott is a partner with the law firm of LeClairRyan in its Roanoke office. He is a member of the firm's Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Group. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1999, and his B.A. in History from the University of Virginia in 1993. Ric and his wife, Melissa, have lived in Roanoke since 1995. They are active members of Colonial Avenue Baptist Church, where Melissa serves as Minister of Youth and Education. When not at work, Ric enjoys church activities, golf, and all things related to U.Va. Athletics. Deal Tompkins, a REALTOR and auctioneer with Woltz & Associates Inc., is a native of the Roanoke Valley and a graduate of Randolph Macon College. He currently serves as president of the Blue Ridge Planned Giving Study Group and is a member of various community organizations. William Penn is a well-known musician along the East Coast. He serves as Chairman of the Dumas Task Force, and serves on the boards of The Downtown Music Lab, the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge, and the Dumas Drams Guild. He is currently employed by TAP. David Wine is a Roanoke native and retired businessman. He served on the RSO finance committee during the 07-08 season and is an active volunteer in the community, serving currently on the Taubman Art Museum Board of Directors.
The current officers of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors are Richard Maxwell, president; Wendy Moore, vice president; Joe Ferguson, secretary; Fulton Galer, treasurer; Janet Johnson, president of the New River Valley Friends of the RSO; and Herb Chapelle and Mary Neal, co-presidents of the Friends of the RSO.
The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra celebrates its mission to enrich lives, to educate, and
to entertain diverse audiences in western Virginia with the highest quality instrumental
and choral music.
For Immediate Release
Date: 18 August, 2008
Contact: Rodney Overstreet, Marketing Director
540.343.6221 ext.227
Rodney.Overstreet@rso.com
Roanoke Symphony is Jazzin' it Up
The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra presents an outdoor event, JAZZIN UP THE SYMPHONY, Sunday, September 28th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at "Sundara" located at 453 Apple Road in Boone's Mill. As the name implies, live jazz is on the agenda for this RSO fundraising event, as well as a "jazz brunch," silent and live auctions, and plenty of fun and relaxation at the beautifully picturesque "Sundara."
The JAZZIN UP THE SYMPHONY benefit was created by the RSO to raise public awareness of its own programs and to serve the Roanoke region and beyond with a fun, outdoor, fall musical event. The event will also raise funds needed to continue the RSO's successes in attracting high quality musicians and world-renowned guest artists to Roanoke during its regular concert season, as well as improve the organization's outreach initiatives, including those to underserved communities.
The event itself is fun, relaxing, exciting, and simply enjoyable. Live jazz will be provided by the William Penn Quartet. A longtime Roanoke musician and bandleader, Mr. Penn also currently serves on the RSO's board of directors. A plentiful jazz brunch, catered by Chef Patrick Maggi of Blues BBQ Co., will consist of Cajun dishes fused with local favorites. There will be wine, beer, and cocktails available for purchase. The delectable brunch and soft drinks will be included with the price of admission -- $35 for adults. Children are invited too, free of charge for ages 12 and under, with outdoor activities such as badminton and croquet available.
The event's silent auction offers a variety of goodies from local retailers such as Finks, Carmike Cinemas, Ocean Tan, Best Buy, 202 Market, and many local artists. The live auction will feature ski and beach vacations, a murder mystery dinner, fly-fishing courses, autographed photos and complimentary tickets for RSO Picnic @ the Pops concerts, and many other delights.
The ambience of the majestic gardens of "Sundara," situated at the foot of Cahas Mountain, nestled within apple orchards, will serve as a delightful backdrop for the afternoon's food, fun and enjoyment. [Driving Directions]
Tickets to this special event are on sale now for $35 per person. Children will be admitted for free when accompanied by an adult. Contact the RSO box office at (540) 343-9127 or www.rso.com for tickets and details. Corporate and individual sponsorships are also available. Contact RSO development director Caroline Hammond at caroline.hammond@rso.com
or (540) 343-6221 ext. 225 for sponsorship details and benefits.
The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra celebrates its mission to enrich lives, to educate, and
to entertain diverse audiences in western Virginia with the highest quality instrumental
and choral music.
For Immediate Release
Date: 6 August, 2008
Contact: Rodney Overstreet, Marketing Director
540.343.6221 ext.227
Rodney.Overstreet@rso.com
A Season of Success in Roanoke
Now in its 55th year, and with single-tickets about to go on sale for another season of concerts, the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra celebrates the successful finish of its 2007-2008 season. The RSO saw a 14% increase in the number of paying customers for its Masterworks series, and a 38% increase in its Pops series subscription revenue, without raising ticket prices. The RSO has finished the '07-08 season with a significant increase in its endowment fund, and now operates with a balanced budget of almost $2 million, up from less than $1 million just ten years ago.
2007-2008 also marked the first season the RSO presented as many as nine classical concerts in Roanoke (eight Masterworks concerts and one "Messiah" performance), plus Pops concerts and touring/runout performances elsewhere in Virginia. Other highlights of the '07-08 season included music director David Wiley's "Conducting Change," an innovative leadership seminar with Allstate executives participating on stage with the RSO, as well as ROCK SYMPHONY CIRCUS the RSO's primary fund raising event of the season.
Growth continues in the RSO's 2008-2009 season, entitled "The Power of Music." The new season will include even more classical performances in Roanoke, now up to eleven, the "Picnic at the Pops" series, special events, and regional performances. Single-tickets go on sale August 25, 2008. The RSO also plans to unveil new features at the organization's web site this fall, to include an online web log (blog), podcast series, and other exclusive offers for concertgoers. Information about the RSO's 2008-2009 season is available at www.rso.com.
The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra celebrates its mission to enrich lives, to educate, and to entertain diverse audiences in western Virginia with the highest quality instrumental and choral music.
For Immediate Release
Date: 2 July, 2008
Contact: Rodney Overstreet, Marketing Director
540.343.6221 ext.227
Rodney.Overstreet@rso.com
A Powerful Symphony Season Ahead
The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra with David Wiley, Music Director, is thrilled to announce a new and powerful season of concerts for 2008-2009. The new season entitled The Power of Music, goes on sale July 7th and includes a series of Masterworks concerts, also dubbed "Downtown Classics," as well as the increasingly popular Picnic @ the Pops Series, sponsored by A Friend of the RSO.
An extra concert on December 7th includes the Christmas portion of Handel's Messiah, and another added event presented on Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 21st (2009), features powerful music of Holocaust composers, and is entitled Behind the Silence. These "Extra" concert programs feature the Roanoke Symphony Chorus and violinist Joo Young Oh on the Messiah program, as well as soprano Leah Marer Wiley and the Audubon Quartet on the Behind the Silence program.
The 2008-2009 Masterworks Series explores the power of music through six program themes. The nine concerts in the series are presented in a combination of Sunday afternoon and Monday evening performances downtown at the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre and Shaftman Performance Hall at Jefferson Center. With more concerts at Shaftman Performance Hall, the 2008-2009 season will be the first for the RSO to include as many as nine Masterworks performances in Roanoke. Touring and "runout" performances are also presented in other areas of Virginia. Masterworks Series standouts include cello virtuoso Zuill Bailey in October; Van Cliburn International Piano competition winner, Jon Nakamatsu in February; and vocalists Alyson Cambridge and Kevin Maynor in April. The opening concert of the Masterworks Series is presented October 13, 2008 and the series' grand finale brings the season to a close on June 7th and 8th, 2009.
The RSO's Picnic @ the Pops Series continues with three concerts during the '08-09 season, with popular guest artists and a choice of table seating or stadium seating, all presented at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. This year's Pops Series will include a special solo performance by Grammy award winner superstar Vince Gill in A Special Evening with Vince Gill on November 21, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. The Pops Series continues with the RSO's popular and traditional Holiday Pops Spectacular - this year on December 12th at 7:00 p.m. The Spring 2009 Pops performance feautres Country music star Glen Campbell & the RSO on April 3, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. For concertgoers bringing their own picnic to these fun Friday evening events, the doors open 1-1/2 hours prior to concert time.
In a continuing effort to help bring live performances to more and more new Symphony patrons, the RSO has not raised subscription prices for 2008-2009 for both the Pops Series and the all-inclusive Symphony-to-the-Max subscription. Also, Masterworks subscriptions will again range from $90 to $216/person (for six programs), representing a discount of as much as 35% off the combined price for single-tickets. All subscription packages go on sale July 7th. Single-ticket prices too will not be increased when they go on sale for the entire season on August 25th.
Answering the call for flexibility, the RSO continues its Pick3 Masterworks package. The Pick3 allows ticket buyers to pick and choose three of the nine Masterworks performances to create their own discounted mini series.
To subscribe or to purchase single-event tickets, contact the RSO box office located on the 2nd floor of the Jefferson Center in Roanoke - phone (540) 343-9127 or visit the RSO on the web at www.rso.com. [How to buy Tickets]
The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra celebrates its mission to enrich lives, to educate, and to entertain diverse audiences in western Virginia with the highest quality instrumental and choral music.
For Immediate Release
Date: 10 June 2008
Contact: Liz Lochbrunner, Education Director
540.343.6221 ext.231
Liz.Lochbrunner@rso.com
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - NEW POSITION
FULL TIME WITH BENEFITS
SUZUKI METHOD STRING INSTRUCTOR - GRADES 3 - 5
DESCRIPTION: The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (David Wiley, Music Director), Roanoke, Va., will partner with local public school systems to offer a full time salaried position to the highest qualified Suzuki Method String Instructor with SAA certification. The instructor will be responsible for planning and implementing a Suzuki Method program in the schools and in after-school programs. The instructor will also provide at least four hours of group and/or private instruction for scholarship students of the RSO's Educational Programs. The preferred candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Music and a minimum certification of Suzuki Book 2 (or must be able to obtain the necessary certification by August 15). The instructor will be an employee of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and will be eligible for employee health, dental, 401k, and long-term disability benefits offered to all full time staff.
The position will fill a three-year pilot program. The desire of the community is to encourage and support the instructor to build a private Suzuki Method studio in the community.
The instructor may also earn additional compensation as a violinist with the RSO (upon successful audition.)
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of certified Suzuki training though Book 2. (Or must be able to obtain necessary certification by August 15.) Have the energy and ability to initiate a new program within a public school system and an after school program in collaboration with another school system for grades 3-5. Proven ability to teach group lessons, private lessons, and parent classes.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide Suzuki Violin instruction to groups of students (at least 10 per class) grades 3 in the coming year and up to 5th grade within 3 years. Responsible for starting program and preparing students for orchestra classes to be offered in the sixth grade.
REQUIREMENTS: Up to six (45 minute - 1 hour) group classes four days per week within the school year. (Schedule is subject to change).
- Four Suzuki Method Violin Classes per school day (Franklin County Public Schools - two days per week).
- Two after-school Suzuki Method Violin classes per day (Salem City Schools - two days per week).
- At least four hours per week (Roanoke Symphony Orchestra) of private instruction and/or group classes for RSO scholarship students.
Any necessary evenings and weekends for parent classes, recitals and performances to create the best possible program model based on SAA recommendations for Suzuki in the Schools.
Must have access to reliable transportation as the instructor will provide own transportation to and from teaching obligations.
Must pursue and obtain Suzuki certification through Book 4 within the initial three-year period.
ADDITIONAL:
- May be considered for a position as a violinist with the fully professional Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (approx. 65 services per year @ $80.00 per service).
- May provide private lessons for a fee to parents. Will be encouraged and supported to build a private Suzuki Method studio in the community with almost limitless potential for growth.
COMPENSATION: Full-time salary with health and dental benefits. Base salary of $25,000/year with opportunity to earn additional compensation both as an RSO orchestra musician and as a private teacher.
The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (David Wiley, Music Director) performs Masterworks and Pops concerts in Roanoke and various venues throughout Southwestern Virginia. The Roanoke Valley boasts an active arts community nestled in the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains.
Please send resume to Liz Lochbrunner at Liz.Lochbrunner@rso.com
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