The Women's Committee of the Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra

>> 2012 Music Scholarship Information and Application

Purpose: The Women's Committee of the Orchard Park Symphony was founded in 1957 to promote attendance at the concerts and appreciation of fine music, to provide hospitality for the orchestra and soloists, and to give all possible assistance to the orchestra.

Structure of the Women's Committee: The Executive Board consists of President, 1st Vice President (Program), Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, and Directors. Committees are selected to handle hospitality, scholarship competition, fund raisers and other responsibilities as needed.

Activities

• Coffees are held on the Thursday preceding the concerts at 10:00 AM. at a local church. The program usually is arranged to complement the next night's concert program.

• Post concerts receptions are held to entertain artists and guests.

• Refreshments are provided for orchestra members during rehearsal four times a season.

• Table decorations are provided for the annual symphony dinner.

• An annual competition for scholarships is held for local Junior and Senior high school musicians, sons and daughters of orchestra members, and students who play in the orchestra.

• A plant sale is held each year in May and June utilizing local growers who contribute a percentage of their total sales, generated by coupons which have been sold by all committee members.

Womens Committee Coffee Hours

• October 20, 2011
  Guest Artist: Eric Stumacher, Pianist, Sonad Peace Project
  
  
• December 1, 2011
  Guest Artist: Alex Crinzi, Violinist - Mirian Goder, Pianist - and Holiday Carol Sing
  
  
• February 16, 2012
  Guest Artist: Greg Docenko, Violinist, Ethnic Origins of Classical Music
  
  
• March 29, 2012
  Guest Artist: William and Dyann Weikert, American Legion Band of the Tonawandas Post 264

All coffees will be held at 10AM at the Orchard Park Presbyterian Church, 4363 S Buffalo Rd., Orchard Park.

Membership

The Women's Committee invites anyone who has an interest in good music and enjoys and appreciates our own local Southtowns Symphony to please contact the membership chairman at 662-2302, or any committee member for more information.

Executive Board
President: Ann Thea Beck
1st Vice President: Alice Glace
Recording Secretary: Nancy Cheshire
Corresponding Secretary: Katherine Miller
Treasurer: Elaine Maloney

Womens Committee Board Meetings

• October 6, 2011
• November 17, 2011
• February 2, 2012
• March 15, 2012

All board meetings will be held at St. Mark's Church, 6595 East Quaker Rd., Orchard Park.